Tuesday, March 18, 2014

NASA Centers Team Up to Tackle Sonic Boom


NASA Centers Team Up to Tackle Sonic Boom

Since the Concorde’s final landing at London’s Heathrow Airport nearly a decade ago, commercial supersonic air travel has been as elusive as a piece of lost luggage. However, this hasn’t stopped NASA from continuing the quest to develop solutions that will help get supersonic passenger travel off the ground once more. While aerospace engineers have made significant progress in their understanding of supersonic flight, one significant challenge remains: the loud sonic boom. 

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