How NASA’s X-59 and New FAA Rules Could Return Supersonic Flight Over Land Written 12 August 2026

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How NASA’s X-59 and New FAA Rules Could Return Supersonic Flight Over Land

NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft sits on the ramp at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in Palmdale, California | Credit: NASA/Steve Freeman; Wikipedia; Public Domain

Aerospace Global News reports Sonic booms kept supersonic flight off land for 50 years. See how NASA’s X-59 shock-wave design and a proposed FAA noise limit are paving the way for a…
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