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NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft performs a bank-to-bank auto roll maneuver during a test flight over California’s Mojave desert. As part of its envelope expansion phase, the X-59 performs maneuvers that allow the team to assess data, providing a better understanding of how the aircraft operates in the air.