A GE Aviation F414-GE-100 engine is installed in NASA’s quiet supersonic X-59 aircraft, at Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California. The 13-foot-long engine packs 22,000 pounds of propulsion energy and will power the X-59 to speeds up to Mach 1.4. Installation of the engine marks a major milestone as the X-59 nears assembly completion, taxi tests, and first flight.
Credits: NASA/Carla Thomas
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The X-59’s engine has been installed to the fuselage and is ready for further testing. The Skunk Works® team continues to write the next chapter of aviation history. #AviationHistoryMonth pic.twitter.com/CdhCGIy365
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