Chinese Aviation Industry

siegecrossbow said:

How long after Yang’s removal from post in 2016 did he get assigned to a new position? Maybe we can use that as a reference?

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He said the craft will be propelled by a state-of-the-art ramrotor detonation engine, which combines a rotary detonation engine, rotor compressor and ramjet technology.

The engine system, Jindou-400S, is also being researched at Lingkong Tianxing Technology. The 1.9-meter engine will weigh only 100 kilograms and will be able to create a thrust of at least 4,000 newtons.

"Using this engine will allow Cuantianhou to fly at a top speed of Mach 4.2, or about 5,000 kilometers per hour, which means the craft will be almost five times faster than a conventional jetliner," Deng said.

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by78 said:

Lingkong has announced that it plans to fly a prototype vertical-takeoff-horizontal-landing (VTHL) hypersonic aircraft by 2031. The aircraft will be 30m in length.

The company has already flown a scaled verification aircraft, which is 7m in length, weighs 1.5 tons, and was powered by two Jindouyun-400S ramjets. It achieved a cruising speed of Mach 4 at 20km altitude, capable of a range of 3000km.

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Michael90 said:

Is this really feasible in real life or more of a technology demonstrator?

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by78 said:

Lingkong has announced that it plans to fly a prototype vertical-takeoff-horizontal-landing (VTHL) hypersonic aircraft by 2031. The aircraft will be 30m in length.

The company has already flown a scaled verification aircraft, which is 7m in length, weighs 1.5 tons, and was powered by two Jindouyun-400S ramjets. It achieved a cruising speed of Mach 4 at 20km altitude, capable of a range of 3000km.

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sunnymaxi said:

looks like they have tested a prototype.

SPACE-TRANSPORTATION has tested a prototype of their hypersonic passenger plane.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1882686958184575389

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