{
  "id": 1441690,
  "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-1441690",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T06:44:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "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",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A Chinese research team has unveiled an aerodynamic model for a massive flying-wing passenger aircraft that could carry more than 800 people, marking a bold new entry in the country’s large aircraft programme. Unlike conventional aircraft that have separate fuselage, wings and tail, a flying wing merges most of the structure into a single broad lifting body. The proposed design is 85 metres (280…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}