A Plane Just Achieved Supersonic Flight Without the Sonic Boom
But while the successful test flight of XB-1 shows that supersonic flight without sonic booms is technically feasible, the next phase is making it economically feasible. Right now, both subsonic and ...
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Shushing Sonic Booms: NASA’s Supersonic X-Plane To Take Flight In 2021
If successful, the X-59 will not only help refine the technology for the next generation of commercial supersonic aircraft, but potentially help change the laws which have prevented such aircraft ...
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A startup wants to fly passengers in its supersonic plane by 2029, but high costs and unproven technology have some experts raising their eyebrows
Colorado aerospace company Boom Supersonic is building the world's latest faster-than-sound passenger plane, called the Overture. Humans haven't experienced supersonic commercial air travel since ...
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NASA captures stunning new image of shock waves from next-gen supersonic plane as it flies across the sun
NASA and Boom Supersonic just released an incredible photo capturing a shockwave emanating from the dark silhouette of the ...
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NASA X-Plane program returns
NASA recently announced plans to revitalize the program, with one of the goals being a supersonic plane that doesn't give off extremely loud sonic booms. Produced by Matt Stuart Follow TI ...
From America to Europe in four hours: NASA's supersonic plane set to take flight
Following a few more ground tests, it will fly over numerous cities around the country. NASA will ask people on the ground if ...
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A sound photo
expand NASA teams on the ground used Schlieren photography to visualize the shock waves resulting from Boom Supersonic's XB-1 test plane pushing through the air at supersonic speeds on Feb. 10 ...