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China's "Rocket With Wings" Passenger Plane

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1 Hour Flight Beijing to New York City                                             Source:  China Transportation It Is Literally a Blast Chinese startup aerospace company Space Transportation's new space plane is being developed to carry passengers at speeds up to 2,600 mph in suborbital space to go from "point-to-point". That includes space tourism adventures and bullet-fast aircraft flights on Earth. The company says their new technology can fly passengers from Beijing to New York City in one hour. Space Transportation calls the new space plane a "rocket with wings".  They say it will be a fully reusable space plane with large triangular wings with rocket boosters. The concept is a blast into suborbital space and a new form of passenger air travel to space and for travel to destinations here on Earth being developed in China.   How Does ...

World's 1st Passenger Drones

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China's EHANG 184 Source:  The EHANG 184 Drone Transit China is leading the way in passenger carrying drones.  The world's 1st fully autonomous, electric passenger carrying drone, The EHANG 184, demonstrated its flying capabilities in Lianyunjang, China.  In 2018 it completed a series of 1000 plus test flights.  The EHang 184 can carry a single passenger for a 23 minutes flight at top speed of 62 mph at sea level. It's an autonomous, aerial vehicle designed to provide short to medium distance transportation and communications. For the "Common Man " The Chinese company EHang says this is the first vehicle to give the "common man" fully automated flying. Their mission is to "let humankind fly freely like a bird".  EHANG is an award winning innovation company.  Their EHANG 184 is a means of commuting above the traffic. The company says the drone has full redundancy (duplicate backup systems) to ensure safety.  And, it's 100% green ...