Commercial faster-than-sound travel over land doesn’t happen anymore—but in the U.S., it could soon, with the debut of a new experimental plane developed by NASA and Lockheed Martin. The X-59 aircraft is designed to test out sonic boom-less supersonic flight, producing only sonic ‘thumps’ as it speeds through the skies.
MADERA COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A small plane crash has been reported in Madera County to the Madera County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday, deputies said on Friday. The Madera County Sheriff’s Communications Center says they received a call regarding a small plane crash in the area of Avenue 12 and Road 32 in Madera County […]
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