"We are starting toward the mission conditions test point that X-59 was designed for."

NASA’s futuristic X-59 jet is about to face its biggest challenge yet: breaking the sound barrier for the first time. After a successful series of test flights that pushed the…

El X-59 está a punto de superar la velocidad del sonido por primera vez.

"We are starting toward the mission conditions test point that X-59 was designed for."

The X-59 is preparing to fly faster than the speed of sound for the first time.

Il velivolo X-59 realizzato da Lockheed Martin per la Nasa è pronto a superare la barriera del suono per la prima volta questo mese

The aircraft forms part of NASA’s broader effort to revive supersonic air travel in a way that is quieter and more commercially practical than Concorde.