In July, Lockheed Martin completed the build of NASA’s X-59 test aircraft, which is designed to turn sonic booms into mere thumps, in the hope of making overland supersonic flight a possibility. Ground tests and a first test flight are planned for later in the year. NASA aims to have enough data to hand over to US regulators in 2027.

  • cloud
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    6
    ·
    1 year ago

    how about we focus on decarbonizing air travel for the commoners? Fuck supersonic flight

    No fuck you peasant, we gonna have the rich flying in supersonic flightrs and there’s nothing you can do about it