A thinner rotor profile could give future Mars helicopters more room to fly
Wind-tunnel tests and simulations favor a Mars-specific airfoil. The long-range figures describe future designs, not a flight already achieved.
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Inside X-59's inlet: the maintenance behind NASA's quiet-supersonic tests
A newly published account explains inspections filmed in April, while the aircraft's latest flight report still places it in envelope-expansion testing.