Blaze TrendsNASA’s X-59 experimental aircraft successfully reached Mach 1.4 at 55,000 feet over Edwards Air Force Base. The flight is a key step in gathering data to overturn the 1973 ban on commercial supersonic flights over land. #NASA #Aviation #Supersonic #Aerospace
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NASA X-59 Reaches Mach 1.4 at 55,000 Feet Ahead of Quiet Supersonic Tests
For over 50 years, commercial supersonic flight over U.S. land has been strictly outlawed due to the ear-shattering noise of sonic booms. On Friday, June 12, NASA took a major step toward overturning that ban. The experimental X-59 research aircraft successfully reached Mach 1.4—about 924 mph—at an altitude of 55,000 feet over Edwards Air Force