NASA's 'quiet' supersonic jet completes first flight in potential breakthrough for commercial air travel

Lockheed Martin's revolutionary X-59 supersonic jet completes first test flight, designed to break sound barrier with quiet 'thump' instead of sonic boom.

X-59 ‘quiet’ supersonic jet completes first test flight

The X-59 supersonic jet, designed for NASA with a goal of bringing supersonic speed without the ‘boom,’ completed its first test flight on Tuesday. (Credit: Lockheed Martin) ...

NASA’s New Supersonic Jet Just Quietly Completed Its First Test Flight

NASA’s X-59 supersonic jet completed its first test flight on Tuesday, flying at subsonic speeds of 230 mph over the desert ...

NASA's quiet supersonic jet completes first test flight

The X-59 quiet supersonic jet, built for NASA by Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT), successfully completed its first test flight in ...
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Video: NASA tests ‘silent’ supersonic jet X-59 in a successful first flight

NASA’s lead test pilot, Nils Larson, piloted the X-59 on its maiden flight, which was observed by about 200 aerospace workers ...

X-59, NASA's Quiet Supersonic Jet, Flies Over US Desert In First Test Flight

NASA's X-59 supersonic-but-quiet jet soared over the Southern California desert on Tuesday in the first test flight of an experimental aircraft designed to break the sound barrier with little noise, ...