China "swung" at the creation of UAVs with a carrying capacity of more than 20 tons
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The new Chinese company Tengoen, specializing in the creation of unmanned aerial vehicles, announced the start of work on the creation of drone with record carrying capacity. It is assumed that he will be able to deliver up to 20 tons of payload over a distance of 7500 kilometers, dronelife.com reports.
Stated that it will be an eight-engined drone, with a wingspan of more than forty meters. The drone fuselage is supposed to be made of carbon fiber to reduce the overall weight of the structure.
Currently, the technology demonstrator is already being manufactured at Tengoen's Chengdu factory. It is expected that for the first time this huge transport drone can take off already in 2020.
Tengoen already has experience in creating drones, although they are mainly shock military Drones. In contrast, the transport unmanned aerial vehicle under construction is intended for the civilian and transport markets.
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