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NASA’s X-59 QueSST Airplane Takes Shape at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works

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Video. The 'quiet' jet from NASA that could usher in new supersonic era

Updated: 16/01/2024 - 9:01 GMT+1

The agency says its Quesst mission has successfully reduced the noise of supersonic aircraft from loud sonic booms to a quiet "thump" with the X-59.

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