FEIHONG-98 (FH-98)

Oct. 18, 2018

China has successfully tested the world’s largest unmanned transport drone which can carry a payload of 1.5 tonnes.

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  • A large commercial drone Feihong-98 (FH-98) developed and modified by the China Academy of Aerospace Electronics Technology made a test flight in north China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region.

  • Feihong-98 (FH-98) is now the world’s largest unmanned transport aircraft, with a maximum payload of up to 1.5 tonnes. It was adapted from the prototype of the Shifei Y5B, a China-developed transport plane.

  • The FH-98 features simple take-off and landing, simple operation, advanced technology, at an affordable cost.

Source : The Hindu

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