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China tests ‘heaviest cargo drone’ suited to high-altitude and island operations

South China Morning Post · · 212 words · By Alcott Wei
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“China tests ‘world’s heaviest cargo drone’ suited to high-altitude and island operations”
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No relevant evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to support the claim about China testing the world's heaviest cargo drone for high-altitude/island operations.
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“Designed for both military and civilian use, it has 7-tonne take-off weight and is the world’s heaviest cargo drone in full-scale flight”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm the 7-tonne take-off weight or world's heaviest status of the drone.
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“China has executed the maiden flight of the Changying-8, which it says is the world’s heaviest multi-terrain cargo drone with the potential for military applications”
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“According to China’s state broadcaster CCTV, the drone successfully completed its maiden flight on Tuesday morning at an airport in Zhengzhou in Henan province, central China”
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“It took off after a brief 280-metre (919-foot) taxi and landed after a 30-minute flight”
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“The test flight validated the CY-8’s intelligent flight control, avionics, power, fuel systems and flight performance, the broadcaster said”
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“Claiming the CY-8 as the world’s heaviest cargo drone to date, CCTV said the aircraft weighed 3.5 tonnes and could carry 3.5 tonnes of cargo – earning it the nickname ‘aerial unmanned heavy truck’ – for a take-off weight of 7 tonnes”
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“The drone is 17 metres long and has a wingspan of 25 metres. It features an 18-cubic metre (636-cubic foot) fully enclosed cargo bay with front and rear doors allowing for the efficient loading – in as little as 15 minutes – and unloading of cargo, according to the state broadcaster”
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