it's high-performance and it's very simple," pilot Terry Virts said in a NASA article, adding that the jet is "safe" and "one of the best" compared to other trainer planes. It costs an estimated $ ...

Less: The cockpit of the X-59 is designed around the rear cockpit of a T-38 Air Force trainer ... this design practical for commercial aircraft? Castner: NASA is pretty confident.

Enter NASA’s latest—and by far sleekest—experimental aircraft, the X-59 ... the canopy and ejection seat from a T-38 military trainer, and a General Electric F414-GE-100 engine from an ...