NASA to monitor how the X59 supersonic plane sounds

NASA will use 30 ground recording stations to monitor the sound produced by the X-59 QueSST experimental aircraft. Learn more ...
Newsweek

Pilot Explains Every Single ‘Scary’ Airplane Noise You Hear While Flying

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. For many travelers, the various sounds a plane makes during takeoff can ...
Smithsonian Magazine

In a First, NASA’s Experimental X-59 Plane Flew Faster Than the Speed of Sound, Setting the Stage for ‘Quiet’ Supersonic Aircraft

The United States banned supersonic flights over its land in 1973 due to their ear-splitting sonic booms. Experts are building a plane that should travel at those speeds but create only gentle thumps ...

NASA jet goes supersonic in California. What that means for air travel

California has played a central role in NASA's push to test its X-59 jet and usher in an era of commercial supersonic air ...