China announces world's fastest aircraft
Yes, Chinese scientists have claimed to have designed a hypersonic aircraft that can travel at 3728 miles per hour, five times faster than the speed of sound.
According to a research team from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the plane will take passengers from Beijing to New York (about 11,000 miles) in just two hours, compared to the usual 13-and-a-half hours.
That is, the distance from Karachi to New York (7253 miles) can be covered in less than two hours.
Chew Kai, the head of the research team, said that the journey from Beijing to New York at hypersonic speed could be completed in two hours.
According to the research team, they have tested a model of this aircraft in a wind tunnel, which reached a speed of 8600 km per hour, compared to the speed of the Concordia aircraft was 2179 km per hour.
The design of this aircraft called i-Plane consists of two layers of wings that help the aircraft to travel faster by reducing various obstacles.
According to technology experts, this type of travel technology is being worked on all over the world and it seems to be becoming a reality.
The Chinese team published their research in the journal Physics, Machines and Astronomy.
It is believed that the Boeing company is also working with Lockheed Martin to design a hypersonic passenger aircraft, but so far no details have come to light.
Similarly, a lot of work is being done on Boom Supersonic, an aircraft traveling at the speed of sound, and according to the company, by 2023, aircraft operating at a speed of 2335 km per hour will be available on a commercial basis.
The planes will be able to carry 50 passengers at a time, while the distance from New York to London will be covered in three hours and 15 minutes.
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