China allegedly tests new space plane in JF-22 Mach 30 wind tunnel

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The Chinese Government has released footage on Twitter that allegedly shows the "world's most powerful" wind tunnel being used to test a scale model of a new Chinese space plane. Other footage also shows a high-speed oblique detonation wave engine, also known as a "shcramjet," used to power the wind tunnel, which can reportedly simulate conditions at speeds up to Mach 30. The clips originate from the state-run China Central Television's (CCTV) Channel 13, the country's largest 24-hour news network. They began to appear on social media over the weekend. Shcramjet, not scramjet A "shcramjet" engine is similar to a...