In the early morning of August 26, a white drone like a big bird landed vertically in the night in an open space on the seashore in the western part of Zhoushan Island. It was loaded with 20 kilograms of Portunus Crab, large yellow croaker and other Zhoushan seafood. , And then fly back from Zhoushan back to Shanghai, the total round-trip voyage is nearly 200 kilometers, and the one-way is nearly 100 kilometers, and the one-way time is only 1 hour.
This is the first time my country has used vertical take-off and landing fixed-wing drones for ultra-long-distance island scene logistics transportation since the Civil Aviation Administration of China launched 13 civil unmanned aviation test bases (test areas) at the end of 2020, which opened up our country A new chapter in low-altitude smart logistics and transportation in island scenes.
Shanghai Fengfei Aviation Technology Co., Ltd., which undertook the test flight, is a technology company specializing in the development and manufacture of autonomous vehicles. "The company has been carrying out long-distance drone delivery experiments, and has succeeded in Yunnan, Tibet and other regions." According to Zhong Ruihua, the corporate brand manager, the Fengfei pure electric unmanned aerial vehicle is used this time, which is a vertical Take-off and landing of fixed-wing models is easy to take off and land without a runway. The longest flight time can be up to 6 hours and the maximum range can be up to 500 kilometers.
Cross-sea unmanned flight not only requires the ability to have long endurance, long range and large load, but also needs to overcome technical difficulties such as sea wind, sea wave light interference to satellite navigation signals, and ultra-long distance communication. The unmanned aerial vehicle independently developed by Fengfei Aviation Technology takes into account long endurance and large payload, and has a stable flight control, avionics system and safety redundant design. It has an ultra-long image and data transmission capacity of more than 100 kilometers and a wide-area satellite. Communication capability and level 7 wind resistance for peaceful flight, to ensure safe long-distance flight at sea. (Next to the A2 version)
my country has a long coastline, and islands have the advantages of "fishing, scenery, and harbor". However, my country’s islands have the characteristics of many small islands and few large islands. Due to the inconvenient transportation between land and islands, The number of seagoing ships is limited and slow, and land transportation is also time-consuming. The development of islands is restricted, and some islands have even been abandoned for living.
Electric vertical take-off and landing technology opens a new door for the island’s low-altitude smart logistics transportation: vertical take-off and landing are easy to deploy on the island, and there is no need to build any runways and airports, making linear air transportation the best for the circulation of high value-added materials on the island choose.
Shanghai Jinshan East China UAV Base is currently the only civil unmanned aviation test area in my country that uses islands as application scenarios. It provides comprehensive support for the large-scale commercial exploration of UAVs in the logistics and transportation field of island scenarios, and further improves The transportation efficiency of high-quality and high-value-added items such as express mail and fresh food between islands.
According to calculations, the flight cost of transporting 20 kilograms of seafood on this trip is between 60 and 80 yuan. If another V400 albatross drone is used, the single transport capacity can reach 100 kg, and the flight cost will be reduced.
"The success of this test flight indicates that it will become a reality for residents in the Yangtze River Delta region to eat Zhoushan high-quality seafood in a short period of time. For example, Shanghai can arrive at the table in 2 hours in 1 hour." Shanghai Jinshan East China UAV Base Deputy General Manager Tang Weibin introduced that in the next step, the base is ready to cooperate with Dinghai District of Zhoushan City to carry out cooperation in the commercial operation of unmanned aerial vehicle logistics in island scenarios.
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