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This forced supersonic jets like the Concorde into strictly routes over water like transatlantic flights. But the Concorde stopped flying since 2003 over concerns about its economic viability.
The interaction of shock waves from two supersonic aircraft, photographed for the first time by NASA using the Schlieren method in 2019. A supersonic aircraft is an aircraft capable of supersonic flight, that is, flying faster than the speed of sound (Mach 1). Supersonic aircraft were developed in the second half of the twentieth century.
The Lockheed Martin X-59 Quesst ("Quiet SuperSonic Technology"), sometimes styled QueSST, is an American experimental supersonic aircraft under development by Skunk Works for NASA's Low-Boom Flight Demonstrator project. [2] Preliminary design started in February 2016, with the X-59 planned to begin flight testing in 2021.
It’s set to take off for the first time later this year, ahead of its first quiet supersonic flight. “In just a few short years we’ve gone from an ambitious concept to reality. NASA’s X-59 ...
A demonstrator aircraft for Boom Supersonic’s new passenger jet took to the skies this month. CEO Blake Scholl says we’ll all be flying supersonic in the future.
First supersonic civil aircraft since the Concorde [1] Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket: United States: Rocket: ... Faster than Sound: The Story of Supersonic Flight ...
Tie also said engine manufacturers aren't investing in supersonic flight — hindering one of the industry's most vital components: power. A rendering of the Boom Overture supersonic airliner.
Supersonic aircraft must have considerably more power than subsonic aircraft require to overcome this wave drag, and although cruising performance above transonic speed is more efficient, it is still less efficient than flying subsonically. Another issue in supersonic flight is the lift to drag ratio (L/D ratio) of the wings. At supersonic ...