Air White Whale W5000 unmanned cargo aircraft completes test flight, 10.8 t takeoff weight
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.
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 brasil247.com
brasil247.combrasil247.comOpen source ↗. The outlet calls the W5000 the world's largest unmanned cargo aircraft.
The flight was described as a technical verification test. 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. The developer says all components of the aircraft are made exclusively in China.
