➀ NASA's X-59 'quiet supersonic' research aircraft is undergoing engine-run tests; ➁ The tests are part of NASA's Quesst mission to reduce sonic booms over land; ➂ The engine, a modified F414-GE-100, generates 22,000 pounds of thrust for a cruising speed of Mach 1.4.
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