Aircraft Design Flight Mechanics Flight Testing Vehicle Design Propulsion Systems Flight Dynamics Fluid Dynamics Shock Waves Sonic Boom Laminar Flow Flight Performance Computational Fluid Dynamics High-Speed Testing Vehicle Dynamics Drag Reduction Ground Effect Blown-Lift Technology Flight Technology Jet Propulsion Supersonic Technology Noise Reduction Supersonic Travel High-Altitude Performance Rotor Design Stealth Design Noise Reduction Technology Robotic Control Systems Shockwave Management Flight Design Control Surfaces Reentry Vehicles Vehicle Performance Sonic Boom Reduction High-Speed Flight Wing Design Sound Barriers Flight Control Systems Acoustics Supersonic Flight Quiet Supersonic Technology Shape Optimization
The flight advances tests that will show whether the aircraft’s shape can turn a loud sonic boom into a much quieter 'thump' for regulators to evaluate.