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I would argue they have and there are plenty of examples though the closest to aviation would be high speed railways. Their first trainsets were all manufactur
by fabianhjr 6y ago
I would argue they have and there are plenty of examples though the closest to aviation would be high speed railways.
Their first trainsets were all manufactured with licensed technology (Hexie Hao) and as their demand for, and expertise on, trainsets increased they created new models from scratch (Fuxing Hao) that are consider technologically superior to other alternatives _and_ at a price advantage. (There are many reports on a recent push to start exporting those new Fuxing Hao trainsets that started operating in 2017)
- SkyMarshal 6y agoI mean, China has working maglev trains. I’ve had the fortune to ride one. That’s certainly far beyond just another train set.
- LargoLasskhyfv 6y agoAbout Christmas the news of the rollout of a bullet freight train made the rounds. At 350kph - km/h or about 217mph. Looked only slightly modified from their passenger trains. One large sliding door in the middle of each car, with a folding out ramp, and where usually the passenger seats were, there is now something like in freight planes, where standardised freight containers easily slide into their positions via slots in the ground and rolls. Automatically! http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-12/24/c_139615873.htm http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-12/24/c_139615873.htm (contains short video showing operations) That is a real FIRST! (Yah, Yah! color me impressed. But it IS impressive!)