NASA's X-59 Achieves Quiet Supersonic Flight in Wind Tunnel Tests
TL;DR Summary
NASA's X-59 Quiet Supersonic Technology aircraft successfully demonstrated in wind tunnel tests that its design can scatter shock waves to produce a muted sonic thump instead of a loud sonic boom, paving the way for quieter supersonic travel and a first flight planned for this year.
- NASA Blasts X-59 Quiet Supersonic Mini Jet to Mach 1.4 in Tokyo Tunnel SciTechDaily
- X-59 Model Tested in Japanese Supersonic Wind Tunnel NASA (.gov)
- In conversation with Kalea Texeira, National Training Program Manager at Federal Aviation Administration alcircle
- NASA X-59 proves shockwave suppression for quiet supersonic flight in Mach 1.4 tests Aerospace Global News
- Tiny Version of NASA Jet That'll Go Supersonic With No Boom Enters the Wind Tunnel autoevolution
Reading Insights
Total Reads
0
Unique Readers
1
Time Saved
2 min
vs 3 min read
Condensed
91%
524 → 46 words
Want the full story? Read the original article
Read on SciTechDaily