{"id":208209,"date":"2025-03-09T14:19:25","date_gmt":"2025-03-09T19:19:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/full-throttle-mach-diamonds-nasas-x-59-turns-up-power-soars-through-engine-tests"},"modified":"2025-03-09T14:19:25","modified_gmt":"2025-03-09T19:19:25","slug":"full-throttle-mach-diamonds-nasas-x-59-turns-up-power-soars-through-engine-tests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/full-throttle-mach-diamonds-nasas-x-59-turns-up-power-soars-through-engine-tests","title":{"rendered":"Full Throttle, Mach Diamonds: NASA\u2019s X-59 Turns Up Power, Soars Through Engine Tests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yV_xYV0vIgU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope;\n   picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>NASA\u2019s X-59 has cleared another hurdle with the successful completion of critical engine tests. The trials confirmed that its F414-GE-100 engine, adapted from the F-18 Super Hornet, performs as expected at full power. The aircraft\u2019s design, including its unique top-mounted engine and elongated nose, aims to soften sonic booms to a mere \u201cthump.\u201d As NASA prepares for the first flight, additional tests will ensure the aircraft is ready for safe operation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NASA\u2019s X-59 has cleared another hurdle with the successful completion of critical engine tests. The trials confirmed that its F414-GE-100 engine, adapted from the F-18 Super Hornet, performs as expected at full power. The aircraft\u2019s design, including its unique top-mounted engine and elongated nose, aims to soften sonic booms to a mere \u201cthump.\u201d As NASA [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":396,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1497,1491],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-208209","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-energy","category-transportation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208209","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/396"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=208209"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208209\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=208209"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=208209"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=208209"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}