☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agoChina is designing a silent supersonic airplane to win the next era of commercial flightwww.fastcompany.comexternal-linkmessage-square10linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkChina is designing a silent supersonic airplane to win the next era of commercial flightwww.fastcompany.com☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square10linkfedilink
minus-square☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoGiven that this is being developed by COMAC which is a state owned company, I absolutely expect that it will see the light of day.
minus-squaregeneva_convenience@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoThe problem is that the only way to do this is by using rocket engines which are extremely polluting. There would need to be new motor innovations which can be used for every field. Iike a small nuclear motor or the like.
minus-square☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoI think we’ll have to wait and see what they actually come up with here.
minus-squaregeneva_convenience@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months ago Scheduled to debut in 2049 Gonna be a long wait
minus-square☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoChina does tend to have a track record of finishing big engineering projects early. :)
minus-squaregeneva_convenience@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoThe Chinese projects I admire is the non fancy stuff. Like building trains.
Given that this is being developed by COMAC which is a state owned company, I absolutely expect that it will see the light of day.
The problem is that the only way to do this is by using rocket engines which are extremely polluting. There would need to be new motor innovations which can be used for every field. Iike a small nuclear motor or the like.
I think we’ll have to wait and see what they actually come up with here.
Gonna be a long wait
China does tend to have a track record of finishing big engineering projects early. :)
The Chinese projects I admire is the non fancy stuff. Like building trains.