The Quiet SuperSonic Technology aircraft is America’s newest experimental plane.A time-lapse video released by NASA in early 2020 shows the progress of the X-59, which has been referred to as the X-59 Supersonic Frankenstein. It’s assembly is using scavenged parts from iconic aircraft such as the F-16 Fighting Falcon, the NASA T-38 Talon, and the Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk. Designed by the Lockheed Martin Skunk Works team, the aircraft will fly faster than the speed of sound over land and reduce loud sonic booms to a mere whimper. The project also hopes to reopen the door for commercial supersonic speeds, after a travel ban that has prohibited them for almost 50 years…
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