Supersonic commercial flights could soon become a reality as NASA’s project X-59, an experimental test aircraft for Quiet Supersonic Technology (QueSST), passed a crucial hurdle by successfully completing its maximum afterburner engine run test. Incidentally, the ambitious project is built upon research data gathered from a former Soviet-Russian supersonic aircraft – Tupolev Tu-144. The X-59 … Continue reading Powered By Russian Tu-144’s ‘Data’, NASA’s Supersonic Aircraft, X-59 QueSST, One Step Closer To Reality