- The US government long ago banned supersonic aircraft from flying over land due to loud noise.
- NASA worked on a silent supersonic aircraft called X-59 for about 6 years, aiming to lift the bans.
- This quiet supersonic plane from NASA is finally coming to market and will make its first flight soon. The first flight will be broadcast live by NASA.
Quiet supersonic (developed by NASA and Lockheed Martin)Supersonic is the term used to indicate speeds above the speed of sound.) The X-59 aircraft is an experimental aircraft designed to fly faster than the speed of sound and reduce the noise created when it breaks the sound barrier. The noise of the X-59 is expected to be one-thousandth that of other supersonic aircraft.
The U.S. government banned all civilian supersonic jets from flying over land nearly fifty years ago. The main goal of the X-59 aircraft is to reduce the sound as much as possible, remove the bans on supersonic aircraft and start high-speed commercial flights.
X-59 aircraft that will “Lift the Bans” comes to market
The first flights of this strange-looking supersonic aircraft, a wonder of aviation, were not carried out as planned and were postponed to 2024. Now comes the big moment. The X-59 Quesst supersonic commercial jet, with its full name, will soon be launched and will make its first flight.
Watch the first flight test of the X-59 live!
Since 2018, NASA has claimed that the X-59 can fly over cities at very high speeds without creating noise pollution. Now, NASA will broadcast the first flight test live to demonstrate the silence of this jet. First flight test; It will be available live on YouTube, the NASA app and NASA+ streaming.
NASA will conduct a “noise survey” of users.
NASA will not limit itself only to flight tests and live broadcasts. The company will survey people about the sounds they heard from the jet during the first flight. The data collected will be used to help develop new rules for the use of supersonic jets.
Compiled by: Ömer Kağan Selen
