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China Hypersonic Prototype Plane Flight Tests for 2025 and Commercialization in 2035

China Hypersonic Prototype Plane Flight Tests for 2025 and Commercialization in 2035

by Brian Wang

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Sep 02, 2024
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China Hypersonic Prototype Plane Flight Tests for 2025 and Commercialization in 2035
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Nanqiang No. 1 is a small (500 kilogram) ground testing model for a Chinese hypersonic plane program. They have completed over two years of testing. In 2025, China will flight test a small drone. In 2025, construction of a 72 ton hypersonic plane will begin. They are targeting 2028 for flight tests of a hypersonic plane that could hold ten passengers an…

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