NASA’s experimental X-59 aircraft is pushing the boundaries of supersonic flight, as engineers conduct a series of innovative ...

The X-59 jet is NASA’s answer to that problem. Featuring a needlelike tip, it’s designed to travel at more than 1,000 miles per hour—about twice as fast as a commercial jet—while limiting the noise of ...

The X-59 has flown on nine more occasions, most recently on April 14 when it accomplished some of its biggest feats to date while cruising over the Mojave Desert in California. This time around, ...

NASA and Lockheed Martin’s X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology aircraft has entered its envelope expansion phase, reaching Mach 0.95 and 43,000 feet in recent Mojave Desert tests. The program aims to ...

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.

As its team prepared for second flight, NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft underwent engine run testing on March 12, at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. Sources | ...