NASA Unveils X-59 Quiet Supersonic Aircraft, Plans Summer Flight
The X-59 promises to dampen sonic booms into a mere thud—about 75 perceived decibels.
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PALMDALE, California—NASA unveiled its X-59 Low Boom Flight Demonstration aircraft at a ceremony at Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works facilities. The experimental aircraft, which was designed and built by prime contractor Lockheed Martin, promises to dampen sonic booms into a mere thud—about 75...
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