China Tests Hypersonic Passenger Plane

China Tests Hypersonic Passenger Plane Capable of London–New York Journey in Under 2 Hours

A Chinese aerospace company, Space Transportation (Lingkong Tianxing Technology), recently completed the inaugural test flight of its hypersonic passenger plane prototype, the Yunxing, which it claims can reach speeds of Mach 4—more than double that of the retired Concorde. The Beijing-based firm reported a successful flight over the weekend and...