Flying a plane into the shadow of the moon during a total solar eclipse is a current issue. upcoming solar eclipse. JSX There is a special eclipse flight over Dallas and both United Airlines And Delta Tickets for scheduled flights have long been sold out path of integrity On road trips from Texas to the… Read More »
Before NASA’s new X-59 supersonic jet could break the sound barrier, scientists needed to record equivalent sonic booms to use as reference. Test pilots at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center took to the skies high in the Southern California desert near the U.S. Air Force’s Edwards Air Force Base to produce the “thumps” the X-59… Read More »
X-59 is finally here. NASA’s newest X-plane, the X-59, is designed to break the sound barrier without the violent sonic booms that usually occur when planes go supersonic. Instead, Quesst will produce a much quieter “thump,” similar to the sound of a car door slamming heard from inside. If successful, the jet has the potential… Read More »