Nasa's spiritual successor to Concorde capable of breaking sound barrier without sonic boom

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Nasa's spiritual successor to the Concorde has successfully surpassed the speed of sound without generating a thunderous sonic boom, long preventing supersonic travel over populated areas.

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The experimental X-59 aircraft, nicknamed the "Son of Concorde", forms the core of the space agency's Quesst mission and reached Mach 1.4 (924mph) during its test flight from Edwards Air Force Base in California.Flying at an altitude of 55,000 feet, the sleek jet measuring just under 100 feet in length produced merely a soft "sonic thump", rather than the ear-splitting crack typically associated with breaking the sound barrier.This achievement marks a landmark step towards restoring supersonic aviation over civilian-occupied zones, which could greatly reduce travel time for such aircraft.

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