Comac C949 supersonic aircraft: significantly longer range
China is planning to build a supersonic airliner that can reach Mach 1.6. It is to be designed in such a way that it can fly ...
Myanmar earthquake, curing cancer in China, Hong Kong Sevens: 5 weekend reads you missed
From rescuers in quake-hit Myanmar to China’s new quiet supersonic jet, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend.
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Chinese Sixth-Generation Fighters and Changes in Global Power Dynamics
The technology of fighter aircraft is witnessing continuous progress and successive innovations that clearly affect the dynamics of aerial combat and the ...
The race to build new Concorde goes supersonic: China goes up against US as it unveils plane that can fly 1.6 times the speed of sound
China has unveiled blueprints for the Comac C949, which will reportedly fly 1.6 times faster than the speed of sound and at a ...
A Delta Air Lines plane and a US Air Force jet had a near miss close to Washington's Reagan Airport
In January, an American Airlines plane and a military helicopter collided near the same airport, killing more than 60 people.