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US tests $600 million ‘silent’ supersonic jet in bid to rewrite air travel

The United States is now flight testing a sleek experimental aircraft that aims to make […] ...
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NASA’s silent X-59 jet can break sound barrier with almost no noise, take passengers from NYC to London in 3½ hours

NASA’s sleek and quiet supersonic jet — which is built to reach speeds of up to 925 mph without producing a loud sonic boom— soared across the California desert in its first test flight on Tuesday, ...
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X-59 test flights rely on chase aircraft for monitoring

NASA’s X-59 test flights rely on chase aircraft to monitor safety, communications, data collection, and instrumentation as ...
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NASA's quiet supersonic jet completes first test flight

The X-59 quiet supersonic jet, built for NASA by Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT), successfully completed its first test flight in California on Tuesday, paving the way for faster commercial air travel. The ...