NASA’s X-59 Quiet-Sonic Jet Heads Toward Acoustic Validation
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NASA’s X-59 completed its 25th flight (Mach 1.2, ~49,000 ft, 72 minutes) with a chase plane in tow. The agency will begin acoustic validation later this year to measure its quiet sonic thump, a key step toward enabling commercial over-land supersonic flight.
- NASA Readies Its Quiet Supersonic Jet for a Noise Test Later This Year Gizmodo
- NASA’s X-59 Aircraft Builds Momentum Through 25th Flight NASA (.gov)
- NASA’s X-59 completes 25 flights ahead of acoustic supersonic testing Aerospace Testing International
- NASA’s X-59 Is Closing In on the Test That Could Change Supersonic Flight The Daily Galaxy
- NASA's Quiet Supersonic Plane Builds Momentum Through 25th Flight RTTNews
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