Smooth test flight proves ‘new concept’ human-drone design for China’s next-gen fighter

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At an airport on the southern edge of the Mu Us Desert in Ningxia, northwest China, engineers and scientists conduct a test flight on a jet plane that the world has never seen.

According to some recently disclosed design drawings, this mysterious fighter aircraft, powered by a dual-inlet turbojet engine, boasts a blended wing body design with sweeping delta wings, a hallmark of high-speed stealth fighters.