NASA Instruments Will Listen for Supersonic X-59’s Quiet ‘Thump’ - NASA
NASA’s X-59 experimental aircraft is unique – it’s designed to fly faster than the speed of sound, but without causing a loud sonic boom. To confirm the X-59’s ability to fly supersonic while only ...
- advanced air vehicles program
- aeronautics
- aeronautics research mission directorate
- aeronautics technology
- armstrong flight research center
Source: NASA
NASA’s X-59 experimental aircraft is unique – it’s designed to fly faster than the speed of sound, but without causing a loud sonic boom. To confirm the X-59’s ability to fly supersonic while only producing quiet sonic “thumps,” NASA needs to be able to record these sounds from the ground. The agency recently completed tests […]