NASA strips down X-59 for post-flight inspections ahead of second sortie

X-59 in hangar at NASA Amstrong Flight Research Center

Source: NASA

NASA’s X-59 supersonic demonstrator sits partially disassembled at Armstrong Flight Research Center following its October maiden flight, with engineers removing dozens of panels to complete required inspections before resuming flight tests this spring.

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