Aero-News: Quote of the Day

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

“The X-59 is going to have specific shock waves that we predict will sound much quieter on the ground than your standard sonic boom. We’ve developed a system to be able to measure those shock waves and confirm they are what we’re expecting. We’re validating that we can collect this data when the X-59 flies.”

Source: NASA Shock Sensing Probe Project Manager Kevin Weinert, describing the testing being used to estimate the "sonic thump" that will be produced by the X-59 supersonic aircraft.

FMI: www.nasa.gov