FAA overland ban

Cleared Direct Sep 30, 2026

The NASA X-59 QueSST, the Shaped Sonic Boom, and the Lockheed Skunk Works Aircraft That Could End Fifty Years of the Overland Supersonic Ban

NASA's X-59 QueSST has demonstrated shaped sonic boom technology that could challenge the FAA's 53-year overland supersonic ban with real community overflight data.

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Cleared Direct Aug 26, 2026

The NASA X-59 QueSST, the Low-Boom Supersonic Demonstrator Built to Rewrite the Regulation That Has Grounded Overland Supersonic Aviation for Fifty Years

NASA's X-59 QueSST flew for the first time in January 2024, built to prove overland supersonic flight no longer has to produce a sonic boom.

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