In July, Lockheed Martin completed the build of NASA’s X-59 test aircraft, which is designed to turn sonic booms into mere thumps, in the hope of making overland supersonic flight a possibility. Ground tests and a first test flight are planned for later in the year. NASA aims to have enough data to hand over to US regulators in 2027.

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    1 year ago

    “You should be thankful that the rich get to destroy the planet at the literal expense of the rest of us”

    Don’t you bootlickers ever get tired of the taste of leather?