NASA plans to test its X-59 aircraft this year, paving the way for the return of supersonic commercial flights for the first ...

If NASA’s bet on its newest X-plane pays off, the long-nosed aircraft could revolutionize commercial aviation. That is, if ...

Commercial supersonic flight sped closer to returning as the Boom Supersonic XB-1 prototype reached a transonic speed of Mach 0.95 during Test Flight 11 on January 10, 2025, in the skies over the ...

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For more than seven decades, speed has been the hallmark of commercial aviation. But while we have the capability to push ...

Sonic boom-related issues may include potential ... Still, the FAA “does not regulate a particular sound level with a commercial space operator,” the agency said in a statement.

Supersonic jets create sonic booms by breaking the sound barrier, causing a rapid change in pressure and a thunderous explosion-like sound. Sonic booms vary in intensity based on factors like distance ...

There have been proposals to return to faster-than-sound commercial flight ever since ... the faster it goes The key to eliminating the sonic boom is in the design of an airframe.

But only those physically located near the launch site actually experienced the thunderous noise of the event. As the Super Heavy booster made its way back to a pinpoint landing, an earsplitting sonic ...