The agency says its Quesst mission has successfully reduced the noise of supersonic craft from loud sonic booms to a quiet “thump”.
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00:14 Today's supersonic flight brings a thunderous sonic
00:18 boom, those of us who live in the area are
00:19 familiar with this sound.
00:21 But what that means is that's restricted across populated
00:25 areas, with good reason.
00:27 And the X-59 is going to break that barrier.
00:31 Meticulously engineered, it produces a gentle bump,
00:36 a mere whisper compared to the disruptive booms of the past.
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01:01 This breakthrough really redefines the feasibility
01:04 of commercial supersonic travel over land.
01:08 It brings us closer to a future that we can all understand,
01:13 cutting flight time from New York to Los Angeles in half.
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