Large unmanned transport aircraft TP500 has entered the stage of mass production: China's first independent forward research and development model, with a load of 500kg and a maximum range of 1800 km
CTOnews.com, October 19, China Civil Aviation Network, China Civil Aviation Magazine and other official WeChat announced that China's first independent research and development of large-scale unmanned transport aircraft TP500 on October 18 in Yantai Huanghai and Bohai New area began mass production final assembly.
According to reports, this is another important milestone for the aircraft since its maiden flight in June 2022, marking that the aircraft has been officially transferred from research and development to mass production and will be put into mass operation soon. The plane has a standard load of 500kg, an air cargo coverage radius of 500km and a maximum range of 1800 km.
▲ source "China Civil Aviation Magazine" related report operation, the aircraft take-off and landing by the ground station staff control, automatic navigation to the destination, "pilot" is mainly responsible for monitoring the aircraft, dealing with abnormal situations, can save the logistics company in the process of transportation to the airport, pilots to pay service fees and labor costs.
In terms of use scenarios, TP500 can mainly meet the needs of the unmanned freight transport market in China's inland, island, Southeast Asia, Middle East, North Africa and other countries and regions, and can be modified to carry out remote sensing mapping, communication security, emergency rescue and other tasks according to the needs.
CTOnews.com Note: the TP500 UAV made its maiden flight by the first Flying Institute of the Aviation Industry on June 18, 2022. The plane took off at 06:18 and landed at 6: 45 for 27 minutes. The flight was smooth and safe, and the first flight was a complete success. The TP500 is a general-purpose high-load unmanned transport platform and the first large-scale unmanned transport aircraft developed in full compliance with the airworthiness requirements of CAAC, according to the Aviation Industry Corporation of China.
