X-59: NASA’s Quiet Supersonic Jet Is Flying Again

X-59: NASA’s Quiet Supersonic Jet Is Flying Again

Nouvelles

Share this story A cockpit warning light flashes. Nine minutes into just its second flight ever, NASA test pilot Jim “Clue” Less brings the X-59 back to the runway at Edwards Air Force Base. The flight is over — but the setback is temporary. Within days,...
What Really Happens on Your First Solo Flight

What Really Happens on Your First Solo Flight

Monde de l'aviation

Share this story The cabin is silent except for the wind through the vents. Your instructor’s seat sits empty, and your hands grip the yoke so hard your knuckles have gone white. The runway stretches ahead, indifferent to the hammering in your chest. In exactly...