How NASA's experimental new supersonic plane compares to Concordes

—the sound associated created when an object breaks the sound barrier—of the X-59 can be reduced to a barely audible sonic thump from the ground. The space agency says the sonic boom produced by the X-59 would have a perceived volume level on the ground of around 75 decibels.L-R: The last Concorde to ever fly touches down at Filton airfield on November 23, 2003, in Bristol, England. An illustration of NASA's experimental X-59 supersonic jet.Its design research speed will be Mach 1.

The obvious difference between the X-59 and the four-engine Concorde is that the latter was a passenger jet designed to fly commercial routes.retired in 2003 , was capable of carrying between 92 and 128 passengers. The X-59, meanwhile, will have only one person on board—the pilot—when it takes to the skies.

The sonic boom produced by Concorde was also significantly higher than that of the X-59—it was perceived to be around 105 decibels on the ground, according to NASA.

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