ChinaA 19-seat electric airliner with 10 ducted fans appeared in photos.
It is a full-sized demonstrator from state-owned COMAC, though no one has confirmed it has flown.
Ten electrically driven ducted fans in the wing replace conventional turboprops, a design called distributed electric propulsion.
The photos first appeared via a Chinese blogger on 28 October, and their authenticity is unverified.
COMAC’s published targets are 400 kilometres per hour and a 400-500 kilometre range.
How each outlet framed it
- The War Zone
- notes the images could not be verified as genuine, and that no public confirmation shows the aircraft has flown
Sources: The War Zone