NASA’s Quiet Supersonic Jet Is Ready for Its Biggest Test Yet

After months of test flights, NASA’s X-59 aircraft is gearing up for its biggest challenge yet: breaking the sound barrier ...
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NASA's 'Son of Concorde' X-59 jet is preparing for its first ever supersonic flight

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NASA's 'Son of Concorde' days away from 4-hour supersonic flight

NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft is undergoing final safety tests before its first flight, with the potential ...
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NASA built a jet with no front windshield and a nose longer than most living rooms to quietly break a rule that has stood since 1973

Discover NASA's X-59, a groundbreaking jet designed to quietly break the sound barrier and challenge a 50-year-old supersonic ...
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NASA's X-59 jet is ready to break the sound barrier for the 1st time this month

NASA's X-59 jet is on the verge of finally breaking the sound barrier as the agency looks forward to the aircraft's first ...
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Boom XB-1 pushes the sound barrier before supersonic flight

Commercial supersonic flight sped closer to returning as the Boom Supersonic XB-1 prototype reached a transonic speed of Mach 0.95 during Test Flight 11 on January 10, 2025, in the skies over the ...
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Boom Supersonic Test Aircraft Approaches Speed of Sound

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 test aircraft successfully completed its seventh subsonic flight, setting new speed and altitude records, and is on track for supersonic flight tests by year-end. The XB-1 is a ...
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Whoosh! Transatlantic flight reaches peak speed near 840 mph but doesn’t break sound barrier

A Korean Airlines jet plane approaches Los Angeles International Airport as low clouds gather over the Pacific ahead of forecasted rain in Los Angeles, Sunday, Feb ...