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Learning to Listen to the X-59
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The Quesst mission recently completed testing of operations and equipment to be used in recording the sonic thumps of the X-59. To simulate the sonic thumps expected to be created by the X-59, NASA Armstrong Flight Researcher Center pilot Jim Less performed inverted dive maneuvers in an F-18, shown here, to generate softer sonic booms. The sonic booms were recorded by 10 ground recording stations stretched across 30 miles of desert near Edwards Air Force Base.
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Credit lineLearning to Listen to the X-59. NASA/AFRC, 2024-01-23. Public domain. ID: AFRC2024-0008-116.
