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☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.ml to Technology@lemmygrad.mlEnglish ·
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Chinese plane designed to travel twice as fast as Concorde completes test flight

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Chinese plane designed to travel twice as fast as Concorde completes test flight

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Test flight of Chinese plane designed to travel twice as fast as Concorde
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After testing prototype, Space Transportation says it aims to have a full-sized supersonic passenger jet ready for its maiden flight in 2027.

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    Apparently, there have been some ideas on how to make efficient hypersonic vehicles. The vehicle could be operating in the upper atmosphere where there’s less drag. It would basically be an inherently long haul vehicle where you’d go up do most of the trip up high, and then come back down.

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    • https://secwww.jhuapl.edu/techdigest/content/techdigest/pdf/V26-N04/26-04-VanWie.pdf
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      The upper atmosphere would probably have less drag, but the lower speed of sound at high altitudes would exacerbate the issues of supersonic flight and require specialized, expensive aircraft. It may become more efficient, but I still see it as mostly a niche market.

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        Initially for sure, but I imagine as with any tech once it gets established, the costs will come down to make it more broadly applicable.

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      Per the article the prototype was flow at around 20,000m and they’re specifically going up there for the efficiency reason. The design also has a “high lift-to-drag ratio” that is apparently helping out.

      This one has some more detail, no way to confirm its veracity however. https://theasialive.com/chinas-yunxing-jet-completes-test-flight-eyes-supersonic-commercial-travel-by-2027/2024/10/29

      It could all be marketing hype, but there are a couple other companies in US and UK working on similar projects.

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        Yeah, I don’t think it’s an intractable problem overall. I think it’ll be interesting to see if they can make it work.

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