Lockheed Martin & NASA’s X-59 Completes First Flight, Launching Quiet Supersonic Revolution
The X-59 “QueSST” demonstrator — developed by NASA in partnership with Lockheed Martin — has successfully completed its first test… Read More »
NASA’s X-59 Supersonic Jet Completes First Ground Taxi Test
NASA’s groundbreaking X-59 QueSST experimental aircraft, designed to fly faster than the speed of sound without creating disruptive sonic booms,… Read More »
NASA’s X-59 “Quiet” Supersonic Jet Passes Key Safety Review Ahead of First Test Flight
NASA’s new X-59 supersonic jet has successfully completed its Flight Readiness Review, marking a pivotal step toward its first flight…. Read More »
NASA’s X-59 Jet Aims to Transform Supersonic Travel with Quiet Sonic “Thud”
NASA’s innovative X-59 aircraft is set to revolutionize the supersonic travel industry by replacing the disruptive sonic boom with a… Read More »
NASA Set to Reveal Revolutionary X-59 ‘Quiet’ Supersonic Jet on January 12 Through a Livestream Event
NASA, in collaboration with Lockheed Martin, is poised to unveil the innovative X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology (Quesst) jet, a groundbreaking… Read More »
NASA’s X-59 Supersonic Jet Advances Toward Runway
NASA’s X-59 aircraft moved from its construction site to the runway at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works. This crucial transition marks… Read More »
NASA’s quiet supersonic X-59 has a new engine
NASA’s quiet supersonic X-59 now has the engine that will power it in flight. The installation of the F414-GE-100 engine… Read More »
NASA’s X-59 supersonic jet is undergoing wind-tunnel tests
NASA’s X-59 supersonic jet, which is being developed with Lockheed Martin, moved one step closer to flight last week after… Read More »
NASA’s silent Supersonic X-59 Jet was spotted on its way to Texas
NASA’s Silent Supersonic Jet X-59 is designed to transform the supersonic aircraft industry. Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works-built QueSST is anticipating… Read More »
NASA’s X-59 QueSST Quiet SuperSonic Technology aircraft comes together
A heavy chorus of bolting and machinery filled the X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology, or QueSST, assembly building as engineers, system… Read More »
NASA Marks Continued Progress on X-59
Assembly of NASA’s X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology aircraft is continuing during 2020 and making good progress, despite challenges such as… Read More »
Production of NASA’s new X-59 supersonic jet continues
Production on NASA’s new X-59 supersonic X-plane despite closures and delays in the space industry caused by the spread of… Read More »
China Developing Mach-16 Jet That Could Circle the Globe in 7 Hours
China is developing a revolutionary Mach-16 aircraft that could fly around the planet in just seven hours—an achievement that would… Read More »
Boom Supersonic’s ‘Boomless Cruise’ Technology Breaks the Sound Barrier Quietly
Boom Supersonic has made a major leap in the future of air travel, achieving supersonic flight without the disruptive sonic… Read More »
Supersonic Travel: Exploring the Top 10 Business SST Jets
The return of supersonic travel has long been an enticing prospect, offering the allure of dramatically reduced flight times. While… Read More »
NASA Advances Commercial Aviation Towards Supersonic Passenger Planes
It’s been two decades since the cost-prohibitive Concorde supersonic passenger jet was retired from service, taking the possibility of transatlantic… Read More »
NASA to end the 50-year ban on supersonic flights over land in the U.S.
NASA is working on ending the 50-year ban on civilian supersonic aircraft over land in the United States. This move… Read More »
Airline and aviation trends show optimistic but challenging conditions for 2022
Needless to say 2020 and 2021 have been very challenging years for the travel industry, especially for airlines, airports, aircraft… Read More »
The next generation of supersonic passenger jets are coming
SST travel is coming back, but it will be for business aviation passengers first. It’s been over 15 years since… Read More »
Supersonic travel fever is heating up
“People have always wanted to travel fast, ever since the first person galloped across the plains on horseback,” says Mike… Read More »
NASA’s advanced vision system for its supersonic test jet is undergoing a key stress test
NASA is keeping things moving with its X-59 program – the one where it’s developing a modern supersonic aircraft that… Read More »
Lockheed Martin starts production of its experimental supersonic plane
Lockheed Martin’s experimental supersonic plane has officially entered production, the defense giant announced Nov. 16, 2018. NASA will flight-test the… Read More »