EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., - Mark the big one-of-a-kind engine, designed and built just for NASA, as delivered. Nearly 13 feet long, three feet in diameter, and packing 22,000 pounds of afterburner enhanced jet propulsion, the F414-GE-100 engine is now at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center on Edwards Air Force Base in California, NASA reports. Continue reading original article.
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August 21, 2020 -Â The X-59 is shaped to reduce the loudness of a sonic boom reaching the ground to that of a gentle thump, if it is heard at all. It will be flown above select U.S. communities to generate data from sensors and people on the ground in order to gauge public perception. That data will help regulators establish new rules to enable commercial supersonic air travel over land.
"Taking delivery of the engine from General Electric marks another exciting, huge milestone for us in building the X-59," said Raymond Castner, the propulsion lead for the X-59 at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. "This just adds even more anticipation as we look forward to seeing that big flame come out the back of the aircraft as it takes off for the first time."
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Jamie Whitney, Associate Editor
Intelligent Aerospace
