In a joint ceremony with Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in Palmdale, California, on Friday, Nasa revealed the X-59, an experimental aircraft that is expected to fly at 1.4 times the speed of sound – or 925mph (1,488 km/h).

The aircraft, which stands at 99.7ft (30.4 metres) long and 29.5ft wide, has a thin, tapered nose that comprises nearly a third of the aircraft’s full length – a feature designed to disperse shock waves that would typically surround supersonic aircraft and result in sonic booms.

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[–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

That's called a hyperloop, nobody liked the idea.

I think the next innovation will be slow electric powered lighter than air travel. Airships may be the future.

That and these new supersonic planes, they're already happening. Boom supersonic is currently testing their demonstration plane based on this nasa project.

[–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

That's called a hyperloop, nobody liked the idea.

I think the next innovation will be slow electric powered lighter than air travel. Airships may be the future.

That and these new supersonic planes, they're already happening. Boom supersonic is currently testing their demonstration plane based on this nasa project. Their next step is to build a supersonic business class jet.