
NASA X-59 Pilots Prepare for Next Phase: Generating the 'Sonic Thump'
The pilot team for NASA's X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology (QueSST) demonstrator is gearing up for the next phase of flight testing, with the goal of producing a so-called 'sonic thump' instead of a traditional sonic boom — a key step toward validating low-noise supersonic flight and potentially reshaping overland supersonic flight regulations.
Source: Aerospace America








