Comment on NASA's quiet X-59 supersonic jet hit 0.98 Mach during a recent test flight, marking a major milestone in the race to bring supersonic travel back over populated areas
HenriVolney@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
This is a 50 yo technology, what’s new?
It tries to lessen the supersonic boom so that, unlike Concorde, you can fly Mach 1+ over populated areas.
For civil aviation use, or most likely for a multi billionaire private jet rather than an airliner.
Skunk@jlai.lu 1 day ago
It tries to lessen the supersonic boom so that, unlike Concorde, you can fly Mach 1+ over populated areas.
For civil aviation use, or most likely for a multi billionaire private jet rather than an airliner.