NASA’s X-59 Quiet Supersonic Aircraft Soars In First Flight Highlights

NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft conducted its historic first-ever flight. See the flight highlights here.   Credit: NASA

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00:01In the room, we are on card one. We've just received takeoff checks and takeoff briefs.

00:05We need the control room full. This is going to be a verbal from the lead starting over here with

00:10Zeus.

00:10Zeus is go for takeoff.

00:12UCS is go.

00:13Fuel is go.

00:14Prop go.

00:15DMS go.

00:16Air data go.

00:17F2 go.

00:18Avionics go.

00:19Lutter go.

00:19Hydro go.

00:20Flags go.

00:21Lodge go.

00:22SR go.

00:22TD go.

00:23Control copies all.

00:24X-59 control is go for takeoff.

00:30to the length.

00:30Yeah.

00:32Woo hoo!

00:34Yeah!

00:39I would love you.

00:42Free for you.

00:51Nie.

00:56I might, even no battleship can be.

00:57Hell once.

00:58Woo hoo!

01:35I figured that was coming.