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News / China test-flies two-tonne-capacity cargo drone – the biggest yet

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China aims to kickstart a ‘low-altitude economy’ with a twin-engined drone capable of carrying two tonnes.

Developed by Sichuan Tengden Sci-tech Innovation, the drone has the highest-capacity unveiled so far, with a wingspan of 16.1 metres, and acts like a miniaturised fixed-wing aircraft, relying on runway ...

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