That test was also conducted at Skunk Works, with the engine run-up at low speeds to check for leaks ... To help reduce its sonic boom, the X-59 has been designed in such a way as to produce ...

NASA has completed the engine ground tests on its supersonic jet, which is expected to take to skies later this year. The X-59 jet is Nasa and Lockheed Martin’s joint offering, which the ...

"If you break the sound barrier at too low of an altitude or too high a speed, those rays will hit the ground, and that's when you hear a sonic boom ... unveiled their X-59 in Palmdale, California.

Boom-X will use a 1-meter deployable boom to ensure the instrument operates in a low-noise environment, and will develop software for boom deployment control, magnetometer data acquisition, attitude ...