China’s First Four-Engine Large Drone Makes Maiden
Flight
The Twin-Tailed Scorpion D, a four-engine large drone independently developed by China, made its maiden flight on Tuesday and will make its public debut at the upcoming Airshow China 2022, the aircraft’s developer announced on Wednesday.
Capable of carrying heavier and larger payloads, the new drone has
enhanced transport capability compared with its predecessors in the Twin-Tailed
Scorpion series, analysts said.
Independently developed by Sichuan Tengden Sci-Tech Innovation Co, the
Twin-Tailed Scorpion D successfully completed its first flight at an airport in
Zigong, Southwest China’s Sichuan Province on Tuesday, according to a press
release the company sent to the Global Times on Wednesday.
This multipurpose, medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aerial
vehicle system with fixed wings and four engines is the first of its kind in
the world, Tengden said.
The aircraft will make its public debut at the Airshow China 2022,
which will be held in November in Zhuhai, South China’s Guangdong Province,
according to the press release.
Developed based on the original Twin-Tailed Scorpion drone, the new
aircraft can carry heavier and larger payloads, provide enhanced power support,
and offer higher system reliability and flight safety thanks to the extra
engines and power generators.
It is a new type of support aircraft capable of carrying more mission
payloads with high performance in transport, airdrop and other tasks.
The drone has a wingspan of 20 meters, a length of 10.5 meters and a
height of 3.1 meters. It has a maximum takeoff weight of 4.35 tons, a maximum
payload weight of 1.5 tons and a maximum cargo space of 5 cubic meters, the
company said.
According to a video obtained by the Global Times, the drone has two
hatch doors on its chubby fuselage, through which cargos can be loaded.
This means the Twin-Tailed Scorpion D focuses more on transport
capability, as it can host more cargos and other payloads within its fuselage
very flexibly, in addition to carrying them under the wings like other
Twin-Tailed Scorpion series drones, an aviation expert who requested anonymity
told the Global Times on Wednesday.
Other members of the Twin-Tailed Scorpion series include the original
Twin-Tailed Scorpion (TB) with two engines and the Twin-Tailed Scorpion A
(TB-A) with three engines.
The continued development of different drones in the Twin-Tailed
Scorpion series has diversified the application of commercial large drones, and
it showed that China’s large drone industry can quickly respond to market
demand for new drones, Tengden said.
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