---
title: "Drive Wire for August 12th, 2016: NASA Begins Testing Quiet Engine for Supersonic Passenger Jets"
description: "New engine technology could allow high-speed airliners to land at commercial airports."
date: "2016-08-12"
modified: "2016-08-12"
authors:
  - name: "The Drive Staff"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/the-drive-staff"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/article/4823/drive-wire-for-august-12th-2016-nasa-begins-testing-quiet-engine-for-supersonic-passenger-jets"
categories:
  - "News"
tags:
  - "Aviation"
  - "NASA"
  - "Planes"
---

# Drive Wire for August 12th, 2016: NASA Begins Testing Quiet Engine for Supersonic Passenger Jets

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Today on Drive Wire, *The Drive* discusses the news that [NASA has begun testing new engine technology](<https://www.popularmechanics.com/flight/a22279/nasa-quiet-boom-supersonic-jet-engine/>) designed to help pave the way for supersonic commercial flights. Supersonic airliners like the Concorde failed to gain acceptance largely due to the earth-shaking sonic booms they created and the tooth-rattlingly-loud engines they used; now, however, [NASA and Lockheed Martin have teamed up](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/2548/nasas-supersonic-flight-mission-is-a-fools-errand>) to develop a prototype for a new generation of supersonic jetliners that would be quiet enough to pass muster. Want to find out more? Check out the video above.

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