NASA’s X-59 plane goes supersonic for the first time

NASA’s experimental X-59 plane is one step closer to making faster-than-sound flight quiet after the aircraft flew supersonic ...
The Aviationist

NASA’s X-59 QueSST Goes Supersonic

NASA’s X-59 QueSST flew faster than the speed of sound for the first time, expanding into the supersonic portion of its ...
Tech Xplore

NASA's X-59 aircraft flies supersonic for first time

NASA's experimental X-59 aircraft marked a major milestone Friday, June 5, when it flew faster than the speed of sound for ...
Smithsonian Magazine

In a First, NASA’s Experimental X-59 Plane Flew Faster Than the Speed of Sound, Setting the Stage for ‘Quiet’ Supersonic Aircraft

The United States banned supersonic flights over its land in 1973 due to their ear-splitting sonic booms. Experts are ...

Watch NASA's new experimental jet break the sound barrier for the first time

NASA is testing the X-59, an experimental plane that was designed to exceed the speed of sound without a loud sonic boom.
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NASA hit Mach 9.6, then America let the record stall

No air-breathing aircraft has beaten NASA’s 2004 X-43A speed record. That detail remains notable in light of the small size, ...

NASA's X-59 breaks sound barrier

NASA's experimental aircraft reached a major milestone last week by achieving supersonic speed. It's a first for the agency ...
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NASA's Windowless Quiet Supersonic Aircraft Flies Faster Than Mach 1 for the First Time

There might come a time, soon enough, when commercial supersonic flight over land could be possible all over the world. If that happens, history will probably remember the X-59 experimental aircraft ...
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America hit Mach 9.6, then shelved the Mach 15 follow-up

“Scramjet-powered vehicles are envisioned to operate at speeds up to at least Mach 15,” NASA said after this program for ...
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Watch: NASA’s X-59 supersonic aircraft hits Mach 0.98, approaches 767 mph speed

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NASA is ramping up its X-59 supersonic aircraft testing campaign with a series of envelope expansion test flights. On April 14, ...

X-59 roars past sound barrier as NASA eyes return of supersonic travel

Experimental aircraft reaches Mach 1.1 during test flight as NASA moves closer to reshaping the future of high-speed air ...