China’s independently-developed solar drone QMX50 China’s large solar-powered near-space unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), made its successful maiden flight in Yulin, northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, on Saturday, the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) .
China’s independently-developed QMX50, a large solar-powered near-space unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), made its successful maiden flight in Yulin, northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, on Saturday, the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) said Sunday. China’s large solar-powered, The QMX50 took off at 5:50 p.m. and landed safely after a 26-minute flight, according to the AVIC, the country’s leading planemaker. The solar drone QMX50 , The QMX50 is developed by the AVIC First Aircraft Institute and the aircraft’s system components were all in good condition after the successful maiden flight. It is the first high-altitude low-speed UAV with a super-high aspect ratio, first large UAV model with a twin-fuselage configuration and first large all-electric UAV platform solely driven by solar power developed by the AVIC,
According to the Chinese planemaker. China’s large solar-powered, Solar drone QMX50 , The QMX50 large UAV can carry out high-altitude and long-endurance flight missions by using efficient and green solar power. It can carry out diverse airborne missions, including high-altitude reconnaissance, forest fire monitoring, atmospheric environment monitoring, geographical mapping and communication relay, among others. The successful maiden flight of the QMX50 has laid a solid foundation for the further development of large solar-powered UAVs, said the AVIC, adding it will help China’s development of new energy, composite materials and flight control technologies and enhance its capabilities in carrying out near-space missions.
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