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NASA calibrates second shock-sensing probe for X-59 testing
When you're testing a cutting-edge NASA aircraft, you need specialized tools to conduct tests and capture data—but if those ...
C.W. Lemoine on MSN2d
Revisiting the Reveal: Lockheed & NASA Unveil the X-59 Quiet Supersonic Jet
Lockheed Martin and NASA have officially unveiled the X-59, a quiet supersonic aircraft designed to change the future of ...
The supersonic start-up that could disrupt aviation with a faster, cheaper plane
Sleek airliners transporting passengers at supersonic speeds and reasonable prices over land could help restore some of the ...
Space.com on MSN19d
NASA's X-59 'quiet' supersonic jet aces key 'cruise control' test ahead of 1st flight
"This test confirmed that all components — software, mechanical linkages, and control laws — work together as intended." ...
China is designing a silent supersonic airplane to win the next era of commercial flight
Beijing knows that it needs to take over commercial aviation. Supersonic flight is key to that.
Faster, higher, sleeker: How Boom Supersonic wants to reinvent flight
Sleek airliners transporting passengers at supersonic speeds and reasonable prices over land could help restore some of the ...
Aviation Week Network3d
Comac Studies Low-Boom Supersonic Airliner As Future Option
The Chinese airframer has a way to go in designing a supersonic airliner and has yet to fly a low-boom demonstrator similar ...
Dark Footage on MSN9d
The X-59: NASA’s Silent Supersonic Plane Built From Aviation Legends
The Quiet SuperSonic Technology aircraft is America's newest experimental plane. A time-lapse video released by NASA in early 2020 shows the progress of the X-59, which has been referred to as the ...
Space.com19d
NASA's X-59 'quiet' supersonic jet aces key 'cruise control' test ahead of 1st flight
It was developed under NASA's Quesst (Quiet SuperSonic Technology) program. The aircraft is designed to hit supersonic speeds without creating an audible sonic boom, a typical side effect of ...
Winston-Salem Journal12d
Boom Supersonic technology may help end ban on supersonic flight
The International Civil Aviation Organization aligned on a recommended new standard for supersonic aircraft landing and takeoff noise that takes into account advanced noise reduction procedures.