FWIW...Never-before-seen images reveal China's 'green' supersonic passenger plane... - China's 'green' supersonic passenger plane 2.jpg ...

....that's set to take to the skies in 2035

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*Chinese state media have revealed the sketches of the plane in development

•The prototype is due to conduct its first flight around 2035, an engineer said

•Researchers have made breakthrough achievements in design, it is claimed

•A supersonic plane travels faster than the speed of sound, or 768 miles per
hour

Chinese state media have revealed the first sketches of a type of 'green'
supersonic passenger plane the country is developing.

An engineer claimed that his team had made breakthrough achievements in design
of the environmental friendly aircraft.

The prototype of the plane is due to conduct its first flight around 2035, the
researcher told state broadcaster CCTV.

A supersonic plane is an aircraft that can travel faster than the speed of
sound, or 768 miles per hour (1,236 kilometers per hour). This means a flight
from London to New York in 4.5 hours or less.

More advanced supersonic planes would be able to travel at speeds up to five
times the speed of sound.

The ultra-fast Chinese plane is reportedly being developed by China Aeronautical
Establishment, a state-owned aerospace conglomerate.

Xu Yue, a deputy chief engineer from the group, said researchers had mastered
several core technologies.

He said the team were capable of giving precise predictions of the sonic boom.

Experts had also managed to come up with a design which could help reduce the
resistance of the flight and the impact of the sonic boom, Mr Xu said.

Mr Xu added that the Chinese government had been increasing its budget on the
supersonic project and assigned top-notch scientists to help with the
development.

'[i] believe in the near future, a green supersonic civil aircraft developed and
built by China itself will fly in the skies over our motherland,' Mr Xu added.

The engineer did not specify the environmental friendly features of the plane.

China's leading online travel agency, Ctrip, last year announced its investment
in U.S. based supersonic airplane developer Supersonic Boom.

The Colorado-based airplane developer is currently working on a prototype for a
passenger plane that would break the sound barrier and could take passengers
from London to New York in just 3.5 hours - around half the time it currently
takes.

If its full-size 55-seat plane is approved, the first passengers could be
travelling at supersonic speeds around the world by 2023, with fares for a
one-way ticket just under £2,000.

A fleet of 2,000 supersonic passenger planes could link cities across the globe
in the future, according to the plane maker.




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