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NASA’s X-59 Supersonic “Low-Boom” Experimental Jet
How are the engineers at NASA and Lockheed Martin approaching the design of the X-59 supersonic “low-boom” jet aircraft? The design features unbroken lines with volume changes “very gradual across the entire body of the airplane.” The goal is to reduce ground level sound to 75 decibels, so that the aircraft creates a thump “about as loud as a car door slamming down the street.” The X-59 has a narrow cockpit in its center, with...
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