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China performs maiden flight of its hypersonic aircraft; it can travel at Mach 10

Washington, USA - "We're aware of the test", the Pentagon commented

China successfully performed the maiden flight of a new hypersonic aircraft, which according to some reports is capable of traveling at Mach 10. A vehicle is considered hypersonioc when it can travel significantly faster than the speed of sound (Mach 1, or 1234 km/h). Conventionally, since the past decades, a vehicle is considered hypersonic when it can ravel at speeds higher than Mach 5 (6125 km/h). A...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1157645
Rome, Italy, 01/16/2014 09:52
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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