A New Era for Supersonic Flight Begins

The future of supersonic flight moved one step closer to reality this week. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), Enabling Supersonic Overland Flight, proposing the first significant modernization of U.S. regulations governing civil supersonic flight in more than fifty years. Rather than relying solely on a blanket prohibition […]

Why NASA’s X-59 Is Key to the Future of Commercial Supersonic Flight

How NASA’s X-59 could help shape the future of commercial supersonic travel through community testing, data collection, and potential regulatory change. NASA’s X-59 recently achieved one of the most important milestones of its development program, reaching Mach 1.4 at 55,000 feet—the planned operating conditions for future community overflight testing. While the achievement demonstrates the aircraft’s […]