NASA’s X-59 “frankenjet” tests supersonic flight without the sonic boom

More than two decades since the Concorde supersonic airliner last took to the skies, NASA has been flying an experimental ...

FAA Takes First Step to Scrap the Ban on Supersonic Flights Over the U.S.

The Federal Aviation Administration announced a proposed rule change Tuesday that would lift the ban on supersonic flights ...
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Supersonic passenger flights could return to US after 53 years under new FAA proposal

On Tuesday, the United States took a step toward allowing overland supersonic passenger travel ...

Nasa’s quiet ‘son of Concorde’ paves way for supersonic travel

A plane built by Nasa has broken the sound barrier without producing a sonic boom, bringing civilian supersonic flights a ...

Supersonic Flights May Return to U.S. as FAA Proposes New Noise Standards

For decades, supersonic flights over the continental United States have been banned by regulators due to the sonic booms produced by the aircraft. However, it sounds like that could soon be changing.

FAA Moves to Allow Civil Supersonic Flights Over Land, If They're Quiet Enough

A repeal of the nation’s current ban on civil supersonic flight over land is now taxiing to the regulatory runway. In a ...

NASA’s silent X-59 breaks the sound barrier for the first time without a sonic boom, paving the way for the return of civilian supersonic flights

NASA's X-59 has officially broken the sound barrier. See how this "quiet" supersonic jet is paving the way for future travel.
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FAA begins process to allow supersonic flights over land

The FAA is initiating a regulatory process to permit commercial and private supersonic flights over land, replacing the 1973 ...

‘Son of Concorde’ jet that could fly from UK to NYC in 4hrs hits milestone with supersonic flight without sonic boom

NASA’S “Son of Concorde” jet that could fly from the UK to New York in four hours has smashed through the sound barrier ...

The supersonic era is back—what US flights might look like with new jet

Newsweek analysis shows how “son of Concorde” jets could reshape travel—if regulators sign off.

NASA’s Quiet Supersonic Jet Just Hit Another Major Milestone

After breaking the sound barrier, NASA’s X-59 supersonic jet flew faster and at higher altitudes in preparation for its most crucial test. The experimental aircraft reached a speed of Mach 1.4 during ...

NASA’s X-59 flew supersonic for the first time, and the quiet-boom experiment could change flight over land

NASA's X-59 has officially gone supersonic. See how this experimental jet aims to turn disruptive sonic booms into a quiet ...