NASA’s X-59 experimental aircraft is unique – it’s designed to fly faster than the speed of sound, but without causing a loud sonic boom. To confirm the X-59’s ability to fly supersonic while only producing quiet sonic “thumps,” NASA needs to be able to record these sounds from the ground. The agency recently completed tests […]
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Armstrong Flight Research Center, Advanced Air Vehicles Program, Aeronautics, Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, Aeronautics Technology, Commercial Supersonic Technology, Low Boom Flight Demonstrator, Quesst (X-59), Quesst: The Flights, Supersonic Flight
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February 22, 2024
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