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NASA unveiled the experimental X-59 aircraft this month with plans to launch gauge the noise of the jet's sonic boom through a series of test flights.
NASA has revealed a new plane that could soon replace the decommissioned Concorde
Sonic booms are part of the reason why there are no supersonic passenger planes flying today. But NASA is working to change regulations by transforming the boom into a \
Sonic booms are part of the reason why supersonic passenger planes don’t fly today. Now, NASA is working to transform the boom into a “thump,” paving the way for a new generation of quieter supersonic aircraft.
Nearly 30 engineers at NASA Langley Research Center in Virginia have worked on the X-59 QueSST plane, which is under construction at Lockheed Martin in California.