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NASA to modify two F-15 fighter jets to support development of silent supersonic X-59

NASA’s experimental X-59 silent supersonic aircraft performed its historic first flight in October last year. Built by ...
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NASA Armstrong integrates F-15 jets for X-59 supersonic research support

NASA Armstrong adds two retired F-15 jets to support supersonic research for the X-59, enabling high-altitude flights and ...

F-15 Eagles given new role in NASA development of supersonic flight research

Two retired US Air Force F-15 Eagle twin-engine all-weather fighter jets have been given a new role supporting the ...
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NASA Receives Two F-15Ds for Supersonic Research

Two F-15Ds of the Oregon Air National Guard have been transferred to NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center, where they will join the ones already ...
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NASA Adds Two F-15 Aircraft to Support Supersonic Flight Research

Two retired U.S. Air Force F-15 jets have joined the flight research fleet at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, transitioning from military service to a new role enabling ...
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X-29: NASA and DARPA Experimented with a ‘Backwards Wings Fighter’

Key Points and Summary - NASA and Grumman’s X-29 was a 1980s–90s technology demonstrator that flipped convention with forward-swept wings and canards to probe extreme maneuvering and ...
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5 fighter jets still flying decades after their first flight

Military aviation is filled with aircraft that keep flying long after their first flight, shaping how newer fighters are ...
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NASA X-59 Top Speed: How Fast Can The Supersonic Jet Travel?

The Lockheed Martin X-59 Quesst, which stands for "Quiet SuperSonic Technology," is an experimental aircraft developed by Lockheed's legendary Skunk Works. That's the same organization that developed ...