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  "path": "/blogs/quesst/2026/04/15/nasas-x-59-shows-streamlined-profile-in-wheels-up-flights/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-15T16:38:03.000Z",
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  "tags": [
    "Aeronautics",
    "Commercial Supersonic Technology",
    "Low Boom Flight Demonstrator",
    "Quesst (X-59)",
    "Quesst: The Flights",
    "Supersonic Flight",
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  "textContent": "As NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic jet takes to the air, its sleek configuration is now on display thanks to a key milestone it reached in April – flying wheels-up. The transition marks an important step in the aircraft’s testing. Experimental aircraft typically make their earliest test flights with the landing gear down, then begin retracting […]\n\nThe post NASA’s X-59 Shows Streamlined Profile in Wheels-Up Flights appeared first on NASA Science.",
  "title": "NASA’s X-59 Shows Streamlined Profile in Wheels-Up Flights"
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