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NASA's X-59 aircraft completed its second flight on March 20, proving that supersonic travel without deafening sonic booms is becoming real. Despite an early landing, the team collected crucial data that brings whisper-quiet supersonic flights closer to reality.
NASA's X-59 aircraft just completed its second test flight, proving supersonic travel can happen without the boom. The breakthrough could slash flight times across America while keeping neighborhoods peaceful.
After 50 years of silence, supersonic flight over America just got a major step closer. NASA's revolutionary X-59 aircraft completed its first flight, proving planes can break the sound barrier without the deafening boom.
NASA just added two retired F-15 fighter jets to help test a revolutionary aircraft that breaks the sound barrier without ear-splitting sonic booms. If successful, the X-59 could cut cross-country flight times in half.
NASA's groundbreaking quiet supersonic aircraft is making history over California with a fellow pilot flying alongside as its safety guardian. The X-59 could soon make commercial supersonic flight over land a reality without the disruptive sonic boom.