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To see if that affects the X-59, NASA and Lockheed Martin put the plane on the tarmac right next to the F-15, at a distance of 47 feet (14 meters) at first, and then at 500 feet (152 meters).

Also, people in cities where the Concorde flew complained about noise, and as a result, the last time the plane flew was back in 2003. NASA’s new X59 supersonic jet is trying to fix the problem by ...

If everything goes according to plan, NASA's Quiet Supersonic Technology (QueSST) program will produce its first results as soon as this year, as the demonstrator plane built for it, the X-59 ...

Planes that fly faster than the speed of sound create thunderous supersonic booms. But with NASA's X-59 plane, that could change. The space agency plans for the aircraft's first flight in 2025 ...

Planes that fly faster than the speed of sound create thunderous supersonic booms. But with NASA's X-59 plane, that could change. The space agency plans for the aircraft's first flight in 2025, an ...

Enter NASA’s latest—and by far ... chain issues also slowed down some of the X-59 team’s progress. Developing the overall design for the plane came with its own stumbling blocks, too.

Normally when something breaks the sound barrier, it creates a massive sonic boom heard miles away, depending on the plane’s altitude. However, NASA’s X-59 plane will try to break the barrier ...

NASA's X-59 aircraft has been marching toward a fest flight since it entered development in 2016 with the goal of bringing back commercial supersonic travel. Next, the agency will test jet-mounted ...

NASA fires up super-quiet supersonic X-59 aircraft NASA, Lockheed Martin reveal subtly supersonic X-59 plane Concorde? Pffft. NASA wants a Mach 4 passenger jet NASA 'quiet' supersonic jet is nearly ...

What You Need to Know: NASA’s supersonic ... much to be done. The X-59 will next undergo the “aluminum bird testing,” which includes feeding data to the test plane under normal and failure ...