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

The first details of C949, a supersonic airliner project, have been quietly unveiled by Chinese state-owned aerospace giant ...

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

The People’s Republic of China aviation firm Comac has been enjoying some good news lately, including the ability to announce the C949 supersonic concept and interest from Ryanair. However, the C949 ...

Comac's C949 jet is being touted as a groundbreaking advancement in aviation technology. Engineers behind the project recently detailed their design's capacity to reach a flight range of 6,800 miles, ...

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 ...

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?

Chinese aerospace giant Comac has unveiled its plans for the C949, a supersonic aircraft designed to fly 50% farther than the Concorde and produce sonic booms quieter than a hairdryer. Scheduled ...

With sonic booms measured at a perceived level of 83.9 decibels—comparable to a standard hair dryer—Comac engineering teams are working to minimize noise pollution and regulatory hurdles associated ...

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