CH-YH1000
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The CH-YH1000 is an unmanned transport cargo aircraft developed by Chinese Aerospace CH UAV Co Ltd. It completed a full-load taxiing test under real operational conditions at Zhanghe Airport in Jingmen, Hubei Province on January 20, 2025.
The CH-YH1000 features a typical transport aircraft design with two engines and a high wing configuration It has a payload capacity of 1,000 kilograms and can fly for over 10 hours, making it suitable for long-duration missions The drone's maximum takeoff weight is 2,300 kilograms, and it can reach a top speed of 200 km/h with a flight ceiling of 8,000 meters.
Key features of the CH-YH1000 include an upward-flipping nose door for convenient cargo loading and a belly hatch for specialized tasks such as emergency airdrops, pesticide spraying, and firefighting The drone relies on autonomous program control for taxiing and flight tests, with operators uploading instructions to the drone, which interprets route and runway information to execute maneuvers.[1][2][3][4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ "China's CH-YH1000 Cargo Drone Completes First Flight". www.defensemirror.com.
- ^ "China's CH-YH1000 transport drone completes taxiing test ahead of planned maiden flight - China Military". eng.chinamil.com.cn.
- ^ "China's new-generation CH-YH1000 unmanned transport aircraft completed a full-load taxiing test under full working conditions in Zhanghe Airport in Jingmen". www.chinaerospace.com.
- ^ "china's ch-yh1000 drone".
- ^ Dangwal, Ashish (January 28, 2025). "'Pickup Truck Of The Sky'! China Successfully Tests Cargo Drone For Logistics & Military Missions". EURASIAN TIMES.
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