NASA jet goes supersonic in California. What that means for air travel

California has played a central role in NASA's push to test its X-59 jet and usher in an era of commercial supersonic air ...

Here's how NASA's supersonic jet could transform commercial air travel

NASA's Quesst mission looks to develop a supersonic aircraft that could one day transform commercial air travel in the United ...
Smithsonian Magazine

In a First, NASA’s Experimental X-59 Plane Flew Faster Than the Speed of Sound, Setting the Stage for ‘Quiet’ Supersonic Aircraft

The United States banned supersonic flights over its land in 1973 due to their ear-splitting sonic booms. Experts are building a plane that should travel at those speeds but create only gentle thumps ...
Newsweek

Pilot Explains Every Single ‘Scary’ Airplane Noise You Hear While Flying

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. For many travelers, the various sounds a plane makes during takeoff can ...
City Journal

This Silent Plane Just Made History

Two weeks ago, Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator plane made history when it broke the sound barrier over the continental United States, reaching 750 miles per hour (Mach 1.12) near Barstow, ...