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15 Apr 2026, 20:45 GMT+10
(260415) -- XI'AN, April 15, 2026 (Xinhua) -- The HH-200 commercial unmanned aerial transport system takes off during its maiden flight in Pucheng, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, April 15, 2026. The HH-200, a commercial unmanned aerial transport system, successfully completed its maiden flight here on Wednesday morning, marking new progress for China in the development of large-scale unmanned cargo aircraft.
All aircraft systems functioned normally, flight attitudes remained stable, and it completed all scheduled test maneuvers with good performance.
Independently developed by the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), the HH-200 features a square, straight-through fuselage, twin-engine high-wing configuration, and twin-boom layout.
Its cargo hold offers a standard volume of 12 cubic meters, expandable to 18 cubic meters, with a maximum payload of 1.5 tonnes, a cruising speed of 310 km/h, and a range of 2,360 km. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)
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