Shanghai to San Francisco in 100 minutes by Chinese supersonic submarine

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If true, makes intercontinental jet traffic look like the steam locomotive!

Chinese eye 'supercavitation' technology as future of underwater travel China has moved a step closer to creating a supersonic submarine that could travel from Shanghai to San Francisco in less than two hours. New technology developed by a team of scientists at Harbin Institute of Technology's Complex Flow and Heat Transfer Lab has made it easier for a submarine, or torpedo, to travel at extremely high speeds underwater. Li Fengchen, professor of fluid machinery and engineering, said the team's innovative approach meant they could now create the complicated air "bubble" required for rapid underwater travel. "We are very excited by...

Shanghai to San Francisco in 100 minutes by Chinese supersonic submarine South China Morning Post
 
Supercavitation doesn't sound too healthy for marine life but don't expect radical environmentalists to picket Chinese technology.
 

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