The China Edit – October 2019

China’s first electric passenger aircraft makes successful maiden flight
The aircraft uses carbon fiber composite material and is very light. It can take off on hard grassland and gravel road, according to Zhao Tienan, deputy head of LGAA.
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Exhibits arrangement starts for 2nd China International Import Expo (CIIE)
The exhibit, Model 195 high speed patrol boat, made by Ferretti Security Division, is a 20-metre-long fast patrol vessel, which will make its first Asia appearance at the expo. Luca Pelosio, chief project engineer of Ferretti, said that with new materials like carbon fiber and titanium, the vessel can safely and effectively conduct various missions, including sea patrol, and maritime search and rescue.
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Volvo’s Polestar electric car will take on the world in 2020
The Polestar 1, a two-door gasoline-electric 600 hp hybrid coupe supercar with a carbon fiber body, 90 miles of battery range and a fancy price close to $200,000, is already on sale. The Polestar 2, a fully-electric likely $63,000 sedan with a 300-mile range, is aimed at the premium market in general and the Tesla Model 3 in particular.
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Tesla’s US$2 billion China factory said to start production this month amid uncertainty over output targets
The factory is kicking into gear amid the US-China trade war and weakness in China’s auto market. Sales of new energy vehicles contracted for a second month in a row in August, and are likely to grow at a slower pace this year to 1.5 million vehicles, down from a previous forecast of 1.6 million, according to an industry association.
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Tired of easily broken trekking poles, this serial innovator decided he could make them better
“I wanted all local suppliers,” said Nachmani. “But I had to go to China for some things, and the only company producing cork grips is in Taiwan.”
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China’s new aircraft carriers are getting stealth fighters
These modifications will add weight and decrease speed and range. Chinese engineers may try to compensate by trimming other systems, using more lightweight composite materials and/or enlarging the fuel tanks.
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Taiwan unveils “Brave Eagle” AJT
Among changes are the increased use of composite materials to reduce weight, greater fuel capacity, a different wing profile for slower, more stable low-level flight, removal of the gun, as well as the use of the non-afterburning Honeywell/ITEC F124-200TW.
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