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NASA's new X-59 supersonic jet is a step closer to flight after passing an important ground test in March. Known as "engine speed hold," the test ensured that the X-59 can maintain a specific ...

The method can reveal how light bends around differences in air pressure during supersonic flight. The XB-1 team made software using NASA data to guide the pilot on a path where the aircraft could ...

NASA just announced it is currently developing a supersonic jet intended for commercial use. It will feature "boom reduction" technology to lessen the impact of the sonic boom heard from the ...

Nasa researchers are hoping the X-59 will drastically reduce the noise associated with supersonic planes ... to explore developments in electric flight to clean up air travel.

The success of the XB-1 is the culmination of a not-so-noisy trip that started when Blake Scholl, the founder and CEO of Boom Supersonic, visited the Museum of Flight in Seattle in his 20s and got ...

With those high-profile tests using a dedicated demonstrator jet, Boom is rekindling excitement about commercial supersonic flight. But beneath the optimism lies a complex web of engineering ...

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For decades, supersonic commercial airline flight has been banned over land by ... these closely related environmental impacts." A NASA chart explains the air pressure science behind a sonic ...