NASA and Lockheed Martin formally debuted the agency’s X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft Friday. Using this one-of-a-kind experimental airplane, NASA aims to

    • @grue
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      1110 months ago

      Considering that splitting supersonic shockwaves in the air is kind of analogous to splitting the water when plunge-diving for fish (which at least some pterosaurids are hypothesized to have done), that makes sense.

    • Overzeetop
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      210 months ago

      Maybe their ability to go to the bathroom without making any noise was the inspiration?