{"id":219586,"date":"2021-06-29T13:22:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-29T13:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/sc20_lava.png"},"modified":"2023-06-12T08:44:45","modified_gmt":"2023-06-12T12:44:45","slug":"visualizing-quieter-supersonic-flight-2","status":"inherit","type":"attachment","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-detail\/visualizing-quieter-supersonic-flight-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Visualizing Quieter Supersonic Flight"},"author":9,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nasa_hds_core_meta_l10n":"en-US","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_editor":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_contacts":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_topic":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_linked_locations":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_related_articles":[],"hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_id":"","hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_type":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_x":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_y":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_gallery_images":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_video_cc_file_id":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_audio_cc_file_id":""},"media-tags":[12245],"read_time":1,"video_cc_url":"","audio_cc_url":"","credits":"mage Credit: NASA\/James C. Jensen","original_date":{"stamp":0,"display":""},"description":{"rendered":"<p class=\"attachment\"><a href='https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/sc20_lava.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/sc20_lava.png?w=300\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"The image shows a moment from a computational fluid dynamics simulation of the X-59 aircraft concept during supersonic flight.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/sc20_lava.png 1041w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/sc20_lava.png?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/sc20_lava.png?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/sc20_lava.png?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/sc20_lava.png?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/sc20_lava.png?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/sc20_lava.png?resize=900,507 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>NASA’s X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology X-plane is designed to fly faster than the speed of sound without producing sonic booms \u2013 those loud, startling noises which can be disruptive to humans and animals. Currently, commercial aircraft aren’t allowed to fly faster than the speed of sound over land because of the objectionable sonic booms they cause for those on the ground. This experimental plane will fly at a cruise speed roughly double that of a commercial jet while keeping aircraft noise down to a quiet “sonic thump” \u2013 or even no sound at all \u2013 as heard on the ground when the plane flies overhead at supersonic speeds. To be sure the X-59’s design will perform within expected noise limits, NASA is working closely with its contractor, Lockheed Martin, to create a database of computational fluid dynamics simulations to verify the aircraft’s supersonic performance. The database will include simulations for all possible combinations of the settings that a pilot uses to control the aircraft and the flight conditions that may be encountered during flight.<\/p>\n"},"caption":{"rendered":"<p>NASA\u2019s X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology X-plane is designed to fly faster than the speed of sound without producing sonic booms.<\/p>\n"},"alt_text":"The image shows a moment from a computational fluid dynamics simulation of the X-59 aircraft concept during supersonic flight.","media_type":"image","mime_type":"image\/png","media_details":{"width":1041,"height":586,"file":"2023\/03\/sc20_lava.png","filesize":211398,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"file":"sc20_lava.png?resize=150,150","width":150,"height":150,"filesize":211398,"mime_type":"image\/png","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/sc20_lava.png?w=150&h=150&crop=1"},"medium":{"file":"sc20_lava.png?resize=300,169","width":300,"height":169,"filesize":211398,"mime_type":"image\/png","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/sc20_lava.png?w=300"},"medium_large":{"file":"sc20_lava.png?resize=768,432","width":768,"height":432,"filesize":211398,"mime_type":"image\/png","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/sc20_lava.png?w=1024"},"large":{"file":"sc20_lava.png?resize=1024,576","width":1024,"height":576,"filesize":211398,"mime_type":"image\/png","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/sc20_lava.png?w=1024"},"thumbnail-sm":{"file":"sc20_lava.png?resize=50,50","width":50,"height":50,"filesize":211398,"mime_type":"image\/png","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/sc20_lava.png?w=50&h=50&crop=1"},"thumbnail-md":{"file":"sc20_lava.png?resize=100,100","width":100,"height":100,"filesize":211398,"mime_type":"image\/png","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/sc20_lava.png?w=100&h=100&crop=1"},"thumbnail-lg":{"file":"sc20_lava.png?resize=200,200","width":200,"height":200,"filesize":211398,"mime_type":"image\/png","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/sc20_lava.png?w=200&h=200&crop=1"},"card-xsm":{"file":"sc20_lava.png?resize=400,225","width":400,"height":225,"filesize":211398,"mime_type":"image\/png","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/sc20_lava.png?w=400"},"card-sm":{"file":"sc20_lava.png?resize=600,338","width":600,"height":338,"filesize":211398,"mime_type":"image\/png","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/sc20_lava.png?w=600"},"card-md":{"file":"sc20_lava.png?resize=900,507","width":900,"height":507,"filesize":211398,"mime_type":"image\/png","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/sc20_lava.png?w=900"},"full":{"file":"sc20_lava.png","width":1024,"height":576,"mime_type":"image\/png","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/sc20_lava.png"}},"image_meta":{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0","keywords":[]},"credits":"mage Credit: NASA\/James C. 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