The heliport at the Research Center was urgently cleared, and a giant flight vehicle was rolled out.
It's called a flight vehicle because it doesn't resemble an airplane or a helicopter; it looks more like a spacecraft.
The aircraft lacks wings on the sides or rotors on top; instead, it has four plasma jet engines mounted at the tail on two angle-adjustable pylons.
All four engines are now pointed at the ground. Once the payload is loaded, they will provide enough thrust to lift the vehicle, which resembles a car more than a plane, into the air. Then, the pylons will be adjusted to direct the four engines for forward propulsion.
This is a new model that Chen Xin developed based on the previous medical transport aircraft, with larger internal space for more cargo and greater speed.
