Normally when something breaks the sound barrier, it creates a massive sonic boom heard miles away, depending on the plane’s altitude. However, NASA’s X-59 plane will try to break the barrier ...

According to the company, the jet was able to fly without producing a sonic boom that was audible ... “XB-1 broke the sound barrier three times during its first supersonic flight – without ...

The XB-1 broke the sound barrier three times during its 13th and ... ready for passengers by the end of 2029." None of the three sonic booms generated by the XB-1 on Monday were audible from ...