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China: the world's largest transport UAV takes off

The Feihong-98 can be used in remote areas of the country

China tries to make technological advances also with regard to drones (UAV, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) that can make commercial connections. On Tuesday -as reported by the Chinese press- the China Academy of Aerospace Electronics Technology carried out the first flight test of the Feihong-98, the largest unmanned transport aircraft that it can carry up to 1.5 tons of weight. In order to get to this drone,...

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Inner Mongolia, China, 10/19/2018 11:02
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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