China has made significant progress in hypersonic aviation, announcing the successful test flight of a jumbo jet prototype that achieved speeds of Mach 6.56, or approximately 5,033 miles per hour.

The rocket-powered Mk-II Aurora, developed by Dawn Aerospace, reached Mach 1.1 during a test flight ... ratio 20 times greater than conventional jet engines, the Mk-II demonstrated its advanced ...

which simulates high-Mach flight conditions in altitudes of over 40km (25 miles), researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) achieved sustained oblique detonation waves using RP-3 jet ...