NASA�s X-59 Aircraft And Test Pilot

NASA�s X-59 Aircraft And Test Pilot

General Aviation Nov 2, 2026

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Mike Lippert Took Controls Of The X-59 For The First Time NASA test pilot Mike Lippert put months of simulator training and ground preparation into practice, before completing his first flight in the agency’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft. Lippert took off Oct. 21 from NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, and landed one hour later.


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