"NASA Reveals 'Son of Concorde' Supersonic Jet for Faster Transatlantic Travel"
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NASA unveiled the X-59, a new quiet supersonic aircraft designed to enable commercial supersonic travel by reducing the sound of the sonic boom to a mere thump. The experimental aircraft, set to take off for the first time later this year, has a predicted top speed of 1.4 times the speed of sound. NASA's Quesst mission, centered around the X-59, aims to provide information to assist regulators in re-evaluating regulations that forbid commercial supersonic flying over land. After flight testing, NASA will fly the aircraft over selected cities in the US to gather feedback on the sound it produces, with the data to be provided to aviation regulators.
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