Breakthrough Flight Takes Off in China
This is actually blowing my mind right now. China just completed the first piloted flight of its brand new 10 ton class electric passenger jet. The plane can carry 19 passengers, cruise at 300 km/h, and cover up to 400 km on a single charge. Even better, it can fly with a human pilot or completely on its own.
Its first fully autonomous flight happened back in February and it has already racked up 19 successful unmanned verification flights. The team is calling this a major step forward for clean regional air travel. Short hops between cities just got a whole lot more interesting.
