NASA’s X-59 has reached 924 mph and 55,000 feet, bringing the agency closer to proving that future supersonic passenger flights can avoid thunderous sonic booms.

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I'm sorry, I just cant drum up any excitement for the "results" this program keeps touting. They've managed to fly at Mach 1.4 at 55,000 ft. One would be hard pressed to hear the sonic footprint of a ...

More than two decades since the Concorde supersonic airliner last took to the skies, NASA has been flying an experimental aircraft designed to replace loud sonic booms with a quieter thump equivalent ...

The X-59 went supersonic for the first time on June 5, reaching a top speed of approximately Mach 1.1 (713 mph) and an altitude of 43,400 feet on an 81-minute mission from Edwards Air Force Base in ...

The futuristic X-59 is about to break the sound barrier as NASA begins the most important phase of testing yet. The aircraft could eventually make quiet supersonic travel a reality, potentially ...

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SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (KGO) -- The San Bernardino County Fire Department is testing a new firefighting system that uses sound waves instead of water to extinguish flames. It may sound like something ...

The X-59 is designed to travel faster than the speed of sound without creating a loud sonic boom. The ultimate goal is to prove that quiet supersonic flight is a viable option for commercial airlines.

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