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Chinese hypersonic nuclear aircraft ‘creates stunning plumes of light over Beijing during secret test flight’
Speculation is growing that the bizarre light show was the testing of a new generation bomber that can zip around targets in Earth in a fraction of the time it takes current warplanes
By Patrick Knox
13th October 2018, 7:56 pm
THIS spectacular footage appears to show the Chinese military testing a top secret hypersonic nuclear strike aircraft.
The strange skyward spectacle was visible in the capital Beijing as well as in the northern regions of Inner Mongolia and Shaanxi province.
People recorded videos showing the bright white plumes in the sky which bear similarities to SpaceX’s recent Falcon 9 launch.
While officials in China have yet to confirm the latest round of testing, Chinese military bloggers claim the eerie phenomenon was caused by the hypersonic glide vehicle known as DF-ZF.
The aircraft was codenamed “WU-14” by the Pentagon until China's Ministry of National Defence unveiled its name in 2014.
The aircraft has since been tested at least seven times before the the latest sightings on Thursday.
Heavenly sight... the craft twisted and turned with many on the ground thinking they were seeing some sort of apparition or UFO
Previously all DF-ZF’s test launches have all been from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre in North China’s Shanxi province.
And because no other satellite launches were reported on the day - the sightings seem to corroborate suggestions that it was indeed the glider’s eighth flight test to date.
The DZ-ZF - capable of speeds between Mach 5 and Mach 10 (3,836 mph) and Mach 10 (7,680 mph) - is said to be scheduled for operation by 2020.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/74885...-stunning-plumes-of-light-secret-test-flight/
Chinese hypersonic nuclear aircraft ‘creates stunning plumes of light over Beijing during secret test flight’
Speculation is growing that the bizarre light show was the testing of a new generation bomber that can zip around targets in Earth in a fraction of the time it takes current warplanes
By Patrick Knox
13th October 2018, 7:56 pm
THIS spectacular footage appears to show the Chinese military testing a top secret hypersonic nuclear strike aircraft.
The strange skyward spectacle was visible in the capital Beijing as well as in the northern regions of Inner Mongolia and Shaanxi province.
People recorded videos showing the bright white plumes in the sky which bear similarities to SpaceX’s recent Falcon 9 launch.
While officials in China have yet to confirm the latest round of testing, Chinese military bloggers claim the eerie phenomenon was caused by the hypersonic glide vehicle known as DF-ZF.
The aircraft was codenamed “WU-14” by the Pentagon until China's Ministry of National Defence unveiled its name in 2014.
The aircraft has since been tested at least seven times before the the latest sightings on Thursday.
Heavenly sight... the craft twisted and turned with many on the ground thinking they were seeing some sort of apparition or UFO
Previously all DF-ZF’s test launches have all been from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre in North China’s Shanxi province.
And because no other satellite launches were reported on the day - the sightings seem to corroborate suggestions that it was indeed the glider’s eighth flight test to date.
The DZ-ZF - capable of speeds between Mach 5 and Mach 10 (3,836 mph) and Mach 10 (7,680 mph) - is said to be scheduled for operation by 2020.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/74885...-stunning-plumes-of-light-secret-test-flight/