 NASA today unveiled to the public its new X-59 plane, an experimental aircraft that will demonstrate the ability to fly supersonic while generating a gentle sonic thump rather than the normally loud sonic boom, once the X-59 completes testing, NASA's quest team will select several U.S. communities to fly the aircraft and gather data on how people perceive the sound it produces, meticulously engineered it produces a gentle thump, a mere whisper compared to the disruptive booms of the past. So this breakthrough really redefines the feasibility of commercial supersonic travel over land, said Pam Melroy, NASA's deputy administrator. The X-59 is going to break that barrier, meticulously engineered it produces a gentle thump, a mere whisper compared to the disruptive booms of the past. So this breakthrough really redefines the feasibility of commercial supersonic travel over land. It brings us closer to a future that we can all understand, cutting flight time from New York to Los Angeles in half.