WATCH as engineers get one step closer to supersonic travel for the first time since Concorde, after NASA’s “sonic thump” aircraft completed its maiden flight. Dubbed the “Son of Concorde,” the

Lockheed Martin announced in a press release the successful completion of an initial test flight for the X-59, a new supersonic airplane designed to cut down on noise concerns for

Lockheed Martin is constructing the X-59 prototype for NASA in California and is planning to operate test flights of the aircraft over nearby communities to test the sonic boom-dampening technology it has developed for use onboard the aircraft.

A futuristic-looking aircraft that could pave the way for a new Concorde has taken to the skies for the first time. The “one-of-a-kind” supersonic X-59 spent about an hour in the air after taking off from a runway at a US Air Force manufacturing facility in Palmdale, California.

NASA’s X-59 takes its first flight, promising a return to supersonic travel — but this time without the Concorde’s deafening sonic boom.

Concorde was the result of a joint program between France's Sud Aviation and the United Kingdom's British Aircraft Corporation (BAC). The reason why there was no other successful commercial supersonic jet to enter service is that the Soviet answer,

Passengers are a step closer to flying supersonic once again after Nasa launched its “sonic thump” plane for its first test flight. The X-59 embarked on its first flight on Tuesday morning, flying over Edwards Air Force Base in California in an oval “racetrack pattern”.