NASA's X-59 Quesst aircraft aims to replace the sonic boom with a quiet 'thump,' potentially ending the 53-year ban on supersonic flight over land.
VectorHow Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier in 1947 with two broken ribs and a sawed-off broomstick.
TaildraggerThe F-100 Super Sabre became the first production fighter to exceed Mach 1 in level flight on May 25, 1953, changing military aviation forever.
TaildraggerBoom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator is pushing toward Mach 1 at Mojave, testing the aerodynamic foundations of the Overture supersonic airliner.
VectorHow Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier on October 14, 1947, flying the Bell X-1 with two cracked ribs and a broomstick.
TaildraggerNASA's X-59 Quesst aircraft aims to replace the sonic boom with a quiet thump, potentially ending the 53-year ban on supersonic overland flight.
VectorNASA's X-59 Quesst aircraft aims to replace the supersonic flight ban with a noise standard by proving sonic booms can be reduced to a quiet thump.
VectorBoom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator is deep into supersonic flight testing at Mojave, generating real data for the Overture airliner program.
VectorNASA's X-59 Quesst aims to reshape sonic booms into quiet thumps, potentially ending the 50-year ban on overland supersonic flight.
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