Flight Tests Prove Structural Soundness of Gulfstream's Quiet
Spike At Supersonic Speeds
Gulfstream Aerospace's Quiet Spike sonic boom mitigator
successfully accomplished its first supersonic flight on Friday,
October 20, achieving a major program milestone. Gulfstream, in
collaboration with the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, has been
flight testing the structural integrity of its Quiet Spike since
mid-July.