Chinese Aviation Industry

by78 said:

AS700 aerostat has recently completed a 500m low-altitude flight over several scenic areas to demonstrate its suitability for tourism use.

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I hope they turn those Blimps into floating drone motherships. It would be badass to see a hovering shadow slowly drift over the horizon and a swarm of drones like bees emerge to cover the sky

In4ser said:

I hope they turn those Blimps into floating drone motherships. It would be badass to see a hovering shadow slowly drift over the horizon and a swarm of drones like bees emerge to cover the sky

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The carrier has arrived!

In4ser said:

I hope they turn those Blimps into floating drone motherships. It would be badass to see a hovering shadow slowly drift over the horizon and a swarm of drones like bees emerge to cover the sky

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It'll go down like the Hindenburg long before it gets close enough to deploy the drone swarms.

by78 said:

It'll go down like the Hindenburg long before it gets close enough to deploy the drone swarms.

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Doesn’t have to be for military purposes though that would be cool too. It can be for deliveries like the concept designs Amazon had.

Overflying the COMAC test flight facility.

a new transport UAV with 2000 kg payload just had maiden flight today. So now, we have transport UAVs with 500, 700 and 2000 kg payload in flight test and W5000 (with 5000 kg payload) in development

AS700 completed its 1st trans-provincial ferry flight, landing in Guangxi after travelling nearly 1,000 km in a total flight time of 12 hr 44 min from Hubei, marking the longest flight endurance and range of its kind

EHang reporting on a great Q2 and continued growth in Q3. 49 deliveries in Q2 and continuing to grow as it has obtained TC, AC and PC

alright, China's low altitude economy and eVTOL being reported on

Photos taken on Aug. 26, 2024 shows a scene at the delivery ceremony of two MA60 firefighting aircraft in Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province. Two MA60 firefighting aircraft were officially delivered to the Ministry of Emergency Management in Xi'an on Monday.



The MA60 firefighting aircraft, a member of the Modern Ark multipurpose aircraft family, is a large and medium-sized fixed-wing plane that is specially tailored to serve aerial firefighting and other rescues. It is developed by AVIC XAC Commercial Aircraft Co., Ltd., with independent intellectual property rights. The aircraft is mainly used for combating forest and grassland fires, as it can perform multiple rescue operations, such as fire monitoring, water dropping, telecommunications support, as well as the transportation of personnel and supplies. (All photos by Xinhua/Zhang Bowen)





Staff members conduct equipment demonstration on a delivered MA60 firefighting aircraft in Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Aug. 26, 2024.