{
  "id": 1438907,
  "title": "China adds an 800-passenger jet with ‘flying wing’ body to its big aircraft plan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/china-adds-an-800-passenger-jet-with-flying-wing-body-to-its-big",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-17T06:44:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
    "slug": "reuters-business-via-scmp",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3364006/china-adds-800-passenger-jet-flying-wing-body-its-big-aircraft-plan"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "China has unveiled plans for an 800-passenger flying-wing passenger aircraft, marking a bold new entry into the country's large aircraft program. The concept, developed by the China Aerodynamics Research and Development Centre, features a single broad lifting body structure that differs from conventional aircraft with separate fuselage, wings, and tail. The proposed design is 85 meters wide and 43 meters long, with a wingspan roughly 1.6 times that of the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber. While the aircraft does not yet have a public name, researchers describe it as a pioneering project that explores even more radical configurations. The high-aspect-ratio flying wing is expected to offer remarkable aerodynamic advantages, including a high lift-to-drag ratio and low induced drag, which could deliver longer range and lower energy consumption. The Chinese government is pushing ahead with several other large aircraft projects, including the C929, a 280-seat long-range widebody jet expected to make its first flight around 2030, and the C949 supersonic airliner.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}