NASA unveils new ‘quiet’ supersonic aircraft X-59

The agency says its Quesst mission has successfully reduced the noise of supersonic craft from loud sonic booms to a quiet “thump”.

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00:14 Today's supersonic flight brings a thunderous sonic

00:18 boom, those of us who live in the area are

00:19 familiar with this sound.

00:21 But what that means is that's restricted across populated

00:25 areas, with good reason.

00:27 And the X-59 is going to break that barrier.

00:31 Meticulously engineered, it produces a gentle bump,

00:36 a mere whisper compared to the disruptive booms of the past.

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01:01 This breakthrough really redefines the feasibility

01:04 of commercial supersonic travel over land.

01:08 It brings us closer to a future that we can all understand,

01:13 cutting flight time from New York to Los Angeles in half.

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