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September 07, 2019

NASA Tests 30-Mile-Long Microphone Array

Will Be Used To Measure 'Sonic Thumps' Produced By Quiet Supersonic X-59

NASA has successfully tested a large microphone array in California’s Mojave Desert as part of a flight series in preparation for the agency’s quiet supersonic X-plane, the X-59.

“It’s been 70 years since Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier. Now we’re trying to fix it.” Source: NASA sonic boom researcher Ed Haering.

Indicates that the pilot is using a hood to restrict visibility outside the cockpit while simulating instrument flight.

FAA National Simulator Program (NSP) FSTD Evaluation and Assessment Feedback

The National Simulator Program (NSP) Branch establishes standards for Flight Simulation Training Devices (FSTD) that are published in 14 CFR part 60 and perform FSTD qualification activities.