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NASA’s X-59 flies again as testing for quiet supersonic jet expands in 2026

NASA’s quiet supersonic X-59 aircraft completed its second test flight, marking the start of ...

NASA's X-59 jet will fly faster than speed of sound. 2nd flight today

NASA's experimental supersonic X-59 jet designed to travel faster than the speed of sound is preparing for its second flight ...
The National Interest on MSN

The X-59 ‘Quesst’ plane just took its second flight

Though the X-59 was designed to negate the “sonic boom” typically found on supersonic aircraft, it has stayed well short of supersonic speeds—at least for now.
IFLScience

How Did The XB-1 Jet Break The Sound Barrier Without Producing An Audible Sonic Boom?

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...

Why aeroplanes make a ‘ding’ sound during flights and what it actually signals

Anyone who has travelled by air has heard it at least once. The calm cabin suddenly fills with a short “ding” sound that seems to come from nowhere. S.
Orlando Sentinel

‘Whistling sound’ heard on previous Boeing Max 9 flight before door plug blowout, lawsuit alleges

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A “whistling sound” was heard on a previous flight of the Boeing 737 Max 9 whose door plug blew out during an Alaska Airlines flight last month, an attorney representing ...