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NASA, Lockheed Martin Reveal X-59 Quiet Supersonic Aircraft (www.nasa.gov)

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NASA and Lockheed Martin formally debuted the agency’s X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft Friday. Using this one-of-a-kind experimental airplane, NASA aims to

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[-] sighofannoyance@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months ago

Define quiet....

[-] vind@lemmy.world 43 points 10 months ago

The Sonic Boom will sound more like your neighbours car door closing than an explosion

[-] Simulation6@sopuli.xyz 5 points 10 months ago

A sonic thump could still be very disturbing. Maybe not break windows, but induce panic I a lot of people.

[-] sighofannoyance@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Maybe we just have different ideas of what quiet is...

[-] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 50 points 10 months ago

Yeah, apparently we do...

The problem with Sonic booms isn't that you notice them, it's fine to notice the sound of a vehicle traveling overhead. The problem is that the sound from previous supersonic jets has shattered windows all along the flight path, ruptured eardrums and caused moderate hearing loss.That is a problem...

If this instead sounds like a car door closing, I'd call that significantly quieter.

[-] poppy@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago

I was at work in a bank (big, sturdy, multiple stories) when we experienced a sonic boom. It was heard/felt across several counties. We thought a bomb had gone off somewhere.

[-] sighofannoyance@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

shattered windows

damn...

[-] KevonLooney@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago

Even regular planes have negative effects on the neighborhoods they take off and land over. This is definitely going to be worse.

I'll only believe the "low noise" PR if it flies supersonic directly over Malibu or the Hamptons and Nantucket.

[-] AstroTechie@lemdro.id 7 points 10 months ago

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[-] june@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Great video. Thanks for sharing.

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