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NASA Blasts X-59 Quiet Supersonic Mini Jet to Mach 1.4 in Tokyo Tunnel  SciTechDaily X-59 Model Tested in Japanese Supersonic Wind Tunnel  NASA (.gov) In conversation with Kalea Texeira, National Training Program Manager at Federal Aviation Administration  alcircle NASA X-59 proves shockwave suppression for quiet supersonic flight in Mach 1.4 tests  Aerospace Global News Tiny Version of NASA Jet That’ll Go Supersonic With No …

Researchers from NASA and the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) recently tested a scale model of the X-59 experimental aircraft in a supersonic wind tunnel located in Chofu, Japan, to assess the noise audible underneath the aircraft.  The test was an important milestone for NASA’s one-of-a-kind X-59, which is designed to fly faster than the speed of sound without causing …