America currently remains ahead of China when it comes to airplanes that can fly faster than the speed of sound, according to Boom Supersonic CEO Blake Scholl.
“I think aviation has always been seen as a symbol of technological superiority,” Scholl said Tuesday during a “Mornings with Maria” appearance. “Just like the chip, the airplane was invented in America, and China wants to surpass America as a leader in technology, so of course, they’re pursuing supersonic. It is the next step in aviation.”
The South China Morning Post reported over the weekend that the Chinese state-owned Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) is working on a supersonic jet called the C949.
The aircraft, detailed in blueprints in a recent academic paper, is meant to reach Mach 1.6 and have
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