US EditionIt Would Make Less Noise than a Slamming Car Door: the Revolutionary Supersonic X-59 "Silent" Aircraft Flew for the First Time in the United States
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We're One Step Closer to Quiet Supersonic Travel
A supersonic jet plane designed to make very little noise took flight for the first time this week, cruising over the southern California desert just after sunrise in what could be the first step toward much faster commercial travel, according to NASA. NASA and the US weapons and aerospace manufacturer...
After successful initial tests, NASA and Lockheed Martin continue to dig the track opened by the X-59, with the aim of drastically reducing the noise of the sonic bang.
Lockheed Martin and NASA are developing a supersonic aircraft demonstrator, whose goal is to significantly reduce sonic bang noise - which could pave the way for commercial aircraft projects.
NASA's X-59 jet took to the air for the first time last week in the United States. Its new design is designed to produce the least noise at supersonic speeds, which NASA says could be the first step toward much faster commercial travel than ever before, the AP reports. NASA's X-59 is designed to fly faster than the speed of sound, and Lockheed Martin said the sound it made in test models was only a "soft rumble." The main goal of last week's fli…
If the program is successful, it could pave the way for new supersonic commercial aircraft that would cut travel times by half.
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