X-59 unrestricted climb!

*mildly restricted climb in accordance with performance predictions

A few years back at the Boneyard, I scheduled a project for NASA to pull two F-16s & two T-38s out of storage from the desert and have them prepared for overland shipment. Parts of those aircraft were used to build the X-59! I'm proud to have been just a small part of that!

This post is how I found out the X59 is f i n a l l y flying! Super excited!! Is there any place I can find the schedule?

Great to see her fly. The pilot can't see out the front due to the very long, sharp nose - they have to use an HD screen, much like Lindbergh used a periscope. More:

Lawn dart.

What kind of crazy mother f’er tests these things. How does he even take off with such enormous balls.

Is this at Edwards?

@SR_Planespotter Nice catch!

That's a weird long nose.

Glad flight test is moving forward, but surprised it is considered essential work… is flight test all contract/DoD or did they justify NASA personnel as essential to support?

The worlds largest jart. Hehe

So cool

Looks like a flying needle!

@CWLemoine @MoverGonkyShow

@grok explain the X-59….

It climbs. I don't know about unrestricted climb though, which usually involves pointy part up

fantastic!!

Now that is a jet!

It's 2025, why is this vehicle manned?

NASA's supersonic jet finally launched to the air @BasedOrbi

@grok what is the purpose of x-59?

Still are lot noise ! X-59.

I've been monitoring progress. I am disappointed they didn't announce the test before hand. Also, I predict the boom reduction will be minimal if not negligable.

Y'all do know there are some number of SR71 & A12 still laying around...We already did all this and better! You want speed?

Beautiful 😍

Is that an F 18 Super Hornet following as escort?!

Is it just going straight up?

when we ran that in the tunnel I called it by two nick names... -Platypus -Lawn Dart

Great video, nice focus and stability, which camera did you use?