NASA Chief Says X-59 Will Still Play Key Role in Return to Supersonic Flight Written 18 June 2025
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NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft. | Credit: NASA/Steve Freeman; Wikipedia; Public Domain
Aviation Week reports, “The X-59 low boom demonstrator remains highly relevant, says NASA’s acting administrator. Although running years behind its original schedule, the NASA aircraft is still expected to play a key role in helping ICAO and the FAA develop a noise certification standard for sonic booms that could clear the way for legal overland civil fight at higher supersonic speeds.”
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