Future & in development X-59

Lockheed Martin X-59 QueSST

Designed to turn the sonic boom into a quiet "thump"

NASA research aircraft built to show that supersonic flight over land can be quiet.

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CountryUnited States
ManufacturerLockheed Martin Skunk Works
OperatorNASA
StatusFlight testing
Built1

History

NASA research aircraft built to show that supersonic flight over land can be quiet.

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