Lockheed Martin X-59 QuessT with quiet supersonic technology

Lockheed Martin's X-59 QuessT with quiet SuperSonic Technology. The X-59 will reduce the loudness of a sonic boom. Credit: ...

NASA’s X-59 “frankenjet” tests supersonic flight without the sonic boom

More than two decades since the Concorde supersonic airliner last took to the skies, NASA has been flying an experimental aircraft designed to replace loud sonic booms with a quieter thump equivalent ...

The Concorde dream is within reach. NASA X-59 just has to silence the supersonic boom

NASA’s X-59 has reached 924 mph and 55,000 feet, bringing the agency closer to proving that future supersonic passenger ...
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Going supersonic! NASA's X-59 jet breaks sound barrier for the 1st time

NASA's X-59 jet has finally gone supersonic. The X-59, a long-nosed demonstrator designed to help develop the tech required for "quiet" supersonic flight, notched the milestone on Friday (June 5), ...
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NASA’s quiet supersonic X-plane gets a new name – X-59 QueSST

The U.S. Air Force is the entity responsible for assigning X-number designations to important experimental aircraft and rockets that dates back to 1947. The new experimental supersonic X-plane was ...
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WATCH: NASA’s Supersonic X-59 Pushes the Envelope

NASA and Lockheed Martin's X-59 Quiet Supersonic Technology (QueSST) aircraft is undergoing envelope expansion testing to validate its performance and demonstrate its ability to produce a quiet "sonic ...
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Nasa's X-59 achieves quiet supersonic flight, targeting overland routes

Nasas X-59 achieves quiet supersonic flight, targeting overland routes Regulators eye new noise standards as Nasas X-59 paves ...

NASA’s X-59 flew supersonic for the first time, and the quiet-boom experiment could change flight over land

NASA's X-59 has officially gone supersonic. See how this experimental jet aims to turn disruptive sonic booms into a quiet thump.
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NASA’s X-59 May Be Days Away From Supersonic Flight

NASA's X-59, designed to replace loud sonic booms with a quieter "sonic thump," is preparing for its inaugural supersonic flight in early June. The ultimate goal of the project is to conduct community ...
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NASA’s X-59 plane goes supersonic for the first time

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NASA’s experimental X-59 plane in flight on June 5, 2026, the first time the aircraft has reached supersonic speeds. NASA's ...