{"id":250019,"date":"2025-07-12T03:45:37","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T17:45:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?guid=14d867e7c705a2c0b138b2f837af5539"},"modified":"2025-07-12T03:45:37","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T17:45:37","slug":"putting-the-x-59-to-the-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=250019","title":{"rendered":"Putting the X-59 to the Test"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Researchers from NASA and the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) recently tested a scale model of the X-59 experimental aircraft in a supersonic wind tunnel<\/a> located in Chofu, Japan, to assess the noise audible underneath the aircraft. The model can be seen in the wind tunnel in this image released on July 11, 2025.<\/p>\n

The test was an important milestone for NASA\u2019s one-of-a-kind X-59<\/a>, which is designed to fly faster than the speed of sound without causing a loud sonic boom. When the X-59 flies, sound underneath it \u2013 a result of its pressure signature \u2013 will be a critical factor for what people hear on the ground. <\/p>\n

This marked the third round of wind tunnel tests for the X-59 model, following a previous test at JAXA and at NASA\u2019s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland.\u00a0The data will help researchers understand the noise level that will be created by the shock waves the X-59 produces at supersonic speeds.<\/p>\n

Image credit: JAXA<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Researchers from NASA and the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) recently tested a scale model of the X-59 experimental aircraft in a supersonic wind tunnel located in Chofu, Japan, to assess the noise audible underneath the aircraft.\u00a0The model can be seen in the wind tunnel in this image released on July 11, 2025. The test [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":1,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-250019","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t