XTER-1 : China (Xiamen university) hypersonic demonstrator

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Hi.

Xiamen university has test flown on april 23rd, 2019 a hypersonic waverider mockup dubbed XTER-1 atop a reusable winged rocket launcher called 嘉庚一号 (read: "Jiageng-1"). The launcher has been co-developped by 北京凌空天行科技有限責任公司 (translation: Space Transportation Technology).

A focus article has been published in french on this topic by what seems to be a state-controlled unofficial news agency. Link below:

http://www.eastpendulum.com/xter-1-luniversite-de-xiamen-sinvite-au-club-hypersonique
The information unveiled by this article is interesting as always but seems to blur the big picture, if I may say. The inward turning inlet is noticeable.

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