When planes exceed Mach 1 (the speed of sound, or about 767 miles per hour—1,234 kilometers/hour for those using the metric ...

NASA and Lockheed Martin have completed three engine run tests of the X-59 aircraft for its planned 2025 first flight under ...

NASA’s X-59 Moves Closer To Flight After Passing Next Test Phase is published in Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, an Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) Market Briefing and is included with ...

American space agency NASA announced it has concluded the ground engine tests for the X-59 supersonic airplane, first flight coming later this year ...

NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft has taken another successful step toward flight with the conclusion of a ...

During the demonstration flight on January 28, 2025, the XB-1 broke the sound barrier three times, but not one of those ...

NASA says the X59 supersonic jet will produce a sonic thump instead of a sonic boom, which might help lower it's noise.

The X-59 is not intended for commercial use, but will serve as a flying test lab for aircraft manufacturers in the future development of quiet supersonic aircraft.

Despite all these technological advances, a supersonic aircraft still cannot beat physics. Shock waves, and their associated drag, will still exist. So, a single supersonic aircraft will still produce ...

Ever miss the days of Concorde? Well, I've been tracking Nasa's X-59 "quiet supersonic" aircraft, but the Boom XB-1 is new to ...

The X-59 jet is Nasa and Lockheed Martin's joint offering, which the pair hope will retire the deafening sonic boom that is usually associated with supersonic aircraft. The X-59 is designed to hit ...