Webquest #9: The X-59

NASA is building the X-59 QueSST, an experimental aircraft for quiet supersonic flight over land. Supersonic flight is faster than the speed of sound and produces a sonic boom, an extreme form of noise pollution. QueSST stands for "Quiet SuperSonic Technology." The X-59 QueSST is testing the technology to fly faster and more efficiently, and to reduce the loudness of a sonic boom reaching land.

>Visit the X-59 QueSST website

Additional Resources:

• Quiet Supersonic Flight Over Land
• Low-Boom Flight Demonstration