China is, to say the least, to revolutionize the aviation industry with a new passenger plan that will be able to take travelers from Europe to the United States for two hours. The aircraft, which has been named Yunxing, is developed by the Chinese company Space Transportation.
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Has been tested
According to information to Daily Mail Test flown yunxing on December 17 last year. Then the plane reached a speed of about 5,000 kilometers per hour, which is four times the speed of the sound. A regular passenger aircraft usually travels at a speed of about 800-900 kilometers per hour.
A regular passenger aircraft usually travels at a speed of about 800-900 kilometers per hour. Photo: Johan Nilsson/TT
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Space Transportation believes that test flight is an important milestone in the development of yunxing. The plane is also seen as a strong competitor to NASA’s project X-59, which is a similar plan that is planned to be able to reach speeds of about 1,500 kilometers per hour.
There are only two passenger aircraft that previously flown faster than the sound – so -called supersion aircraft. Most famous is the Koncorde aircraft, which was active between 1976 and 2003, and was able to take passengers from London to New York in just three and a half hours.
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Then it may be possible to travel to the United States – in two hours
According to Space Transportation, the goal is for Yunxing to be ready for its first flight by 2027, and if it gets green light to fly commercially, the first passenger flight can take place as early as 2030.
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