NASA’s Supersonic X-59 Heads for Florida Vacation
Experimental aircraft is rumored to be part of agency’s Max Power expo and airshow at Kennedy Space Center in November.
Experimental aircraft is rumored to be part of agency’s Max Power expo and airshow at Kennedy Space Center in November.
Boom leads push for return to high-speed commercial air travel.
Nearly 80 years after Chuck Yeager first broke the sound barrier, new competition aims to unearth the next advancement in high-speed flight.
Proposed interim standards mark the agency’s first major step to undo the decades-old ban.
Days after breaking the sound barrier, the experimental aircraft hits its target speed and altitude.
Agency says the experimental, quiet aircraft is expected to break the sound barrier in early June.
Researchers are validating the aircraft’s performance before propelling it to supersonic speeds.
Supersonic test aircraft aimed to reach 260 mph at altitude of 20,000 feet.
Maiden flight of company’s Quarterhorse Mk 2.1 follows testing of a smaller, less powerful model.
Space agency doubles the jet fighter research fleet for its X-59 quiet supersonic flight program.