In a recent academic paper, Comac engineers revealed the blueprint of a 1.6-Mach airliner designed to fly further and much more quietly than the retired Concorde – a feat that could position China at ...

Beijing knows that it needs to take over commercial aviation. Supersonic flight is key to that.

The Chinese airframer has a way to go in designing a supersonic airliner and has yet to fly a low-boom demonstrator similar ...

Chinese media reported that the C949 would have a 50 per cent range boost over the retired Concorde and fly with a noise level like a blowing hairdryer.View on euronews ...

One of the significant challenges of supersonic flight has been sonic booms, which have resulted in regulatory restrictions on overland travel. The C949 addresses this by targeting a perceived noise ...

Chinese media reported that the C949 would have a 50 per cent range boost over the retired Concorde and fly with a noise level like a blowing hairdryer. China has entered the race to usher in a ...

China is planning to build a supersonic airliner that can reach Mach 1.6. It is to be designed in such a way that it can fly further than the Concorde. The Chinese supersonic aircraft Comac C949 ...

The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC), a Chinese state-owned aerospace manufacturing company, is developing the first silent s ...

Innovation in commercial aviation has been stuck for 60 years. A commercial supersonic jet might be back on the market soon, but will China get there first?

Sleek airliners transporting passengers at supersonic speeds and reasonable prices over land could help restore some of the ...