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The X-59\u2019s design features a long nose, approximately one-third of the aircraft\u2019s nearly 100-foot length, swept-back wings, and an engine mounted on top and toward the rear of the fuselage.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/afrc2023-0198-04orig.jpg 6330w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/afrc2023-0198-04orig.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/afrc2023-0198-04orig.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/afrc2023-0198-04orig.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/afrc2023-0198-04orig.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/afrc2023-0198-04orig.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/afrc2023-0198-04orig.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/afrc2023-0198-04orig.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/afrc2023-0198-04orig.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/afrc2023-0198-04orig.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/afrc2023-0198-04orig.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>NASA\u2019s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft sits on the ramp at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in Palmdale, California during sunrise, shortly after completion of painting. 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