China's large UAV completes first long-range plateau logistics flight

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The FP-985 "Taurus," a large fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle, makes its first plateau logistics flight. /Xinhua

A large fixed-wing drone, an FP-985 "Taurus," carried out a plateau logistics flight from Nyingchi in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region to Mianyang in Sichuan Province on Wednesday, traveling more than 1,100 kilometers one way.

The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) shipped agricultural products, such as butter tea and yak milk products, from Xizang, marking the first validation flight of a large UAV logistics route in China's plateau regions.

The "Taurus" has a maximum takeoff weight of 5.7 tonnes, an effective payload capacity of over 2 tonnes and a ferry range exceeding 2,000 km, the report said.

The drone can be used to develop logistics routes linking Sichuan and Xizang, thereby boosting the outbound transport of local agricultural products and facilitating the delivery of supplies to plateau areas.

It is also designed to operate in extreme environments, such as high altitudes, cold regions and salt-laden island conditions. With features such as anti-icing, lightning protection, and high wind resistance, the aircraft is capable of all-weather, continuous operations.

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