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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.
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.
