As said earlier, a plane flying in the vicinity could impact some systems, and the X-59 is a bird that will fly accompanied by a chase plane. This machine, an F-15 specially modified and properly ...

The X-59 "quiet" supersonic jet was designed to break the sound barrier without producing the thunderous sonic booms that ...

NASA’s X-59 supersonic jet has successfully passed electromagnetic testing, confirming its systems won’t interfere with one ...

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 ...

It was caused by air pressure waves combining to form a shock wave produced by the plane’s extreme speed. The X-59 is designed to hit speeds of 924mph, at an altitude of roughly 55,000ft.

Following a few more ground tests, it will fly over numerous cities around the country. NASA will ask people on the ground if ...

NASA just wrapped engine performance tests on its X-59 research aircraft, which the space agency hopes will prove a means of mitigating supersonic aircraft’s odious sonic booms. NASA and ...

“She’s alive.” This week, Bahm, Larson and other NASA officials talked to students at Dallas’ Frontiers of Flight Museum about the plane. They explained how the X59 will fly ...