The serenity of Earth’s horizon moments before 3… 2 … 1… ⁣⁣ 〰️〰️〰️🛩 dive. ⁣ ⁣ Get immersed in the quiet of Earth felt 50,000 feet above ground, right before a supersonic, inverted dive into our atmosphere.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ These quiet supersonic dive maneuvers, performed by our test pilots last year in support of the Quiet Supersonic Flights 2018 research series, were flown in a unique fashion as to create a quieter “thump” sound rather than an echoing sonic boom. The series tested ways to measure the community's response to a unique acoustic experience and contributed to our efforts to understand what is required for acceptable supersonic overland flight in the future. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Image Credit: NASA/Carla Thomas⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ #Aeronautics #NASA #Airplane #Supersonic #Texas #Plane⁣