China’s Answer to NASA’s Quiet Supersonic Jet Could Reach Mach 2
China is preparing to test an experimental supersonic passenger aircraft, which can travel at twice the speed of sound with a significantly reduced sonic boom. The TMS-10 demonstrator plane has entered the final assembly phase, with a supersonic test flight planned by the end of the year, according to China’s Global Times. While still in the early stages of development, China’s experimental vehicle aims to lay the groundwork for a future 10- to 15-passenger jet that could travel from Beijing to Shanghai in around 30 minutes (compared to two hours on today’s commercial flights).
- ▪China is preparing to test an experimental supersonic passenger aircraft, which can travel at twice the speed of sound with a significantly reduced sonic boom.
- ▪The TMS-10 demonstrator plane has entered the final assembly phase, with a supersonic test flight planned by the end of the year, according to China’s Global Times.
- ▪While still in the early stages of development, China’s experimental vehicle aims to lay the groundwork for a future 10- to 15-passenger jet that could travel from Beijing to Shanghai in around 30 minutes (compared to two hours on today’s c
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China is preparing to test an experimental supersonic passenger aircraft, which can travel at twice the speed of sound with a significantly reduced sonic boom. The TMS-10 demonstrator plane has entered the final assembly phase, with a supersonic test flight planned by the end of the year, according to China’s Global Times. While still in the early stages of development, China’s experimental vehicle aims to lay the groundwork for a future 10- to 15-passenger jet that could travel from Beijing to Shanghai in around 30 minutes (compared to two hours on today’s commercial flights). Similarly, NASA is developing a quiet supersonic jet of its own to help bring back supersonic flights over land.
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