The China Academy of Aerospace Aerodynamics, one of the country's dominant unmanned aircraft makers, has carried out the maiden flight of its new aerial cargo drone.
The Beijing-based academy, a subsidiary of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, said in a news release that the CH-YH1000 unmanned cargo aircraft made its first test flight from an unidentified airport in Northwest China and the test "achieved desired results" after the 15-minute operation. (....)