The first test flight of X-59 QueSST

The X-59 QueSST (Quiet Supersonic Technology) demonstrator is the next generation of aircraft design. The QueSST technology means. The aircraft creates a gentler sonic boom. Because its wings are radically long and narrow delta wings, and its nose is also radically long, which makes the sonic pressure cone thinner. That technology makes the sonic boom quieter. 

The QueSST technology in X-59 is a new and radical design. All of those systems are caricatures. And the final solutions might look far different than the prototypes. The QueSST technology is one of the things. That is planned to be used. It is used in military and civil applications. If that technology is successful. It can be used in manned and unmanned systems. But that requires more work. 

The X-59 also uses fundamental technology. Where the pilot must not have windows. To see outside. The camera and other sensors replace traditional windows. And that can be useful in more advanced aircraft that operate at hypersonic speeds. The problem with hoods and windows is that they make a discontinuity in the body. 

The sensor system. That allows for the replacement of windows using sensors. Fixes the problem that can cause a situation where air pressure rips things like the hood away from the aircraft. And that makes it possible to create faster aircraft that can operate in and above the atmosphere. 

https://theaviationist.com/2025/10/28/nasas-x-59-quesst-conducts-maiden-flight/

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