Supersonic speed - Wikipedia
Supersonic speed is the speed of an object that exceeds the speed of sound (Mach 1). For objects traveling in dry air of a temperature of 20 °C (68 °F) at sea level, this speed is …
Supersonic jets are making a comeback. Here’s what that means …
Feb 5, 2025 · Last week, American company Boom Supersonic flew faster than the speed of sound with its XB-1 supersonic demonstrator aircraft. It’s now the first piloted non-military …
NASA's X-59 supersonic jet takes quiet flight over California …
4 days ago · NASA and Lockheed Martin have successfully tested a supersonic jet designed to minimize noise. The X-59 jet took its first flight over the southern California desert, marking a …
What Is Supersonic Flight? (Grades 5-8) - NASA
May 19, 2009 · Supersonic includes speeds up to five times faster than the speed of sound, or Mach 5. In 1947, Air Force Capt. Charles E. “Chuck” Yeager became the first person to fly an …
NASA's Insane Supersonic Jet Just Completed Its First Test Flight
5 days ago · NASA’s X-59 supersonic jet completed its first test flight on Tuesday, flying at subsonic speeds of 230 mph over the desert of Southern California.
NASA's X-59 'quiet' supersonic jet makes historic 1st flight (photos)
6 days ago · NASA's X-59 "quiet" supersonic jet took off on its first-ever flight on Oct. 28, flying from Palmdale, California to its new home at Edwards Air Force Base.
X-59 Soars: A New Era in Supersonic Flight Begins
6 days ago · The X-59 is a one-of-a-kind supersonic aircraft designed to demonstrate the ability to fly at supersonic speeds while reducing the sonic boom to a gentle thump. In doing so, the X …
Supersonic flight | Commercial Air Travel, Mach 1 & Mach 2
Supersonic flight, passage through the air at speed greater than the local velocity of sound. The speed of sound (Mach 1) varies with atmospheric pressure and temperature: in air at a …
NASA’s Quiet Supersonic Jet Takes Flight | WIRED
4 days ago · The X-59 successfully completed its inaugural flight—a step toward developing quieter supersonic jets that could one day fly customers more than twice as fast as …
Supersonic aircraft - Wikipedia
A supersonic aircraft is an aircraft capable of supersonic flight, that is, flying faster than the speed of sound (Mach 1). Supersonic aircraft were developed in the second half of the twentieth …