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Today in Aviation History: First Powered Flight of the North American X-15

On this day in aviation history, 66 years ago (September 17, 1959), the North American X-15 made its first powered flight. At the controls was legendary test pilot Scott Crossfield, renowned for his ...
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NASA research pilot Joe Walker with North American X-15

National Aeronautics and Space Administration X-15 Transparency Collection, NASM.2006.0050, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution. Full-length view of NASA research pilot Joseph A.
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NASA and Lockheed Martin achieve first flight of X-59 quiet supersonic demonstrator

NASA and Lockheed Martin's X-59 supersonic demonstrator has completed its maiden flight from Palmdale, California, marking a ...
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Two NASA F-15 Jets Chase Each Other Over the Mojave Desert, Do Something Unprecedented

We've talked a lot over the past few years about the NASA X-59 experimental aircraft, and chances are that the number of new bits of info concerning the plane will only increase in the coming months.
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NASA's X-59 'quiet' supersonic jet makes historic 1st flight (photos)

NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center is located at the base. After this first flight, the X-59 will now reside at ...
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NASA’s X-59 QueSST Conducts Maiden Flight

After some scrubbed attempts, NASA’s X-59 QueSST flew for the first time from Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale on Oct. 28, 2025. In a landmark milestone for ...
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NASA’s X-59 Quiet Supersonic Research Aircraft Makes First Flight

Flown by NASA X-59 lead pilot Nils Larson, the much-anticipated first flight of the Lockheed Martin-built aircraft began at 8 ...