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NASA and JAXA Test X-59 for Sonic Boom-Free Flight

7/18/2025

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NASA and JAXA successfully tested a 1.62% scale model of the groundbreaking X-59 aircraft in a wind tunnel in Chofu, Japan. This pivotal experiment is a step toward achieving supersonic flight that minimizes the disruptive sonic boom. Excitement builds as the X-59 gears up for its inaugural flight, anticipated by late 2025.

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NASA and JAXA successfully tested a 1.62% scale model of the groundbreaking X-59 aircraft in a wind tunnel in Chofu, Japan. This pivotal experiment is a step toward achieving supersonic flight that minimizes the disruptive sonic boom. Excitement builds as the X-59 gears up for its inaugural flight, anticipated by late 2025.