Lockheed Martin is in the final stages of developing and delivering the X-59 Quesst. It's a supersonic aircraft that will be headed to NASA, and it promises to upend the supersonic aircraft industry. Whereas other experimental supersonic planes focus on breaking the boundaries regarding speed or capability, the X-59 is all about noise, or lack thereof. The purpose of the X-59 is to experiment with aircraft design to turn the infamous sonic "boom" into a sonic "thump."
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