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3 days ago · When a plane travels supersonically, its shock waves propagate to the ground, causing loud disturbances called sonic booms. In extreme cases they can shatter windows and damage buildings.

A sonic boom is a sound associated with shock waves created when an object travels through the air faster than the speed of sound. Sonic booms generate enormous amounts of sound energy, sounding similar to an explosion or a thunderclap to the human ear.

5 days ago · NASA and Lockheed Martin’s Quesst project aims to show sonic boom can be dissipated to manageable levels. They plan to fly their X-59 supersonic aircraft over US cities and gauge responses from ...

Jan 27, 2025 · Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator craft could become the first commercial jet to break the sound barrier since Concorde after acing its 11th test and reaching 0.95 Mach at low altitudes.

Boom built and flew the first civilian supersonic jet since Concorde and will now scale the learnings to deliver supersonic travel with Overture, cutting travel times in half.

Jan 28, 2025 · The aircraft’s shape would stifle the sonic boom, making it sound more like the thunk of a car door. If a pilot study confirms that NASA’s design successfully reduces the disruptive effects of ...

Jan 29, 2025 · An aircraft developed by Boom Supersonic became the first independently funded jet to break the sound barrier this week. The XB-1 aircraft accelerated to Mach 1.05 at about 35,000 feet during a test flight Tuesday in the same Mojave Desert airspace in California where Charles “Chuck” Yeager was the first person to break the sound barrier in 1947. ...

Unlock the future of supersonic travel with the X-59, a revolutionary plane designed to help NASA reduce sonic booms. Learn more from Lockheed Martin.

Mar 5, 2024 · The Lockheed Martin Skunk Works® team is addressing a longstanding challenge in supersonic flight – the sonic boom – through a collaborative effort with NASA's Quesst Mission.