Nasa’s own ‘son of Concorde’ jet reveals game-changing upgrade to eliminate loud supersonic booms

NASA is paving the way for a new, quieter era for supersonic jet planes with its new shock-sensing tool.

The X-59 Quesst, Nasa’s supersonic aircraft, has already been designed with a long and narrow build for a quieter “sonic thump”.

NASACommercial supersonic flight over land has been banned in the US for more than 50 years, and for about 20 years in the UK[/caption] EPAThe X-59’s first flight is planned for 2024[/caption]

The US space agency is set to test the shock-sensing...