# Air White Whale W5000 unmanned cargo aircraft completes test flight, 10.8 t takeoff weight

- Published: 2026-11-15 12:42 UTC
- Section: Sky & Space › Aviation
- Tags: W5000, Air White Whale, unmanned cargo aircraft, cargo drone, test flight, Ordos, Inner Mongolia, payload capacity, flight range
- URL: https://realtech.media/news/rt-68053879985b5026440f46b7_air_white_whale/

**The W5000 flew in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, with a stated payload capacity of about 5 tons and a range of up to 2600 km, Global Times reported.**

![Air White Whale W5000 unmanned cargo aircraft completes test flight, 10.8 t takeoff weight](https://realtech.media/media/2026/11/eb7abfc52e333eb6.webp)
*brasil247.com*

Chinese company Air White Whale has completed a test flight of its W5000 unmanned cargo aircraft in Ordos, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, northern China, on Saturday the 14th, brasil247.com reports, citing Global Times [1]. The outlet calls the W5000 the world's largest unmanned cargo aircraft [1].

The flight was described as a technical verification test [1]. According to the reported figures, the maximum takeoff weight is 10.8 tons, the payload capacity is about 5 tons, and the range is up to 2600 kilometers [1]. The developer says all components of the aircraft are made exclusively in China [1].

## Sources

1. [brasil247.com](https://www.brasil247.com/global-times/feita-100-na-china-maior-aeronave-de-carga-nao-tripulada-do-mundo-conclui-voo-teste-video)
2. [ithome.com](https://www.ithome.com/1/027/068.htm)

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