China puts Feilong-1 endurance drone through high-altitude paces


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China’s long-endurance Feilong-1 drone is ready for high-altitude missions after tests in western China, its developer said on Wednesday. The completion of the recent trial means the drone has met all design requirements and can perform in China’s high-altitude regions such as Tibet and Xinjiang, according to a statement on Zhongtian Feilong Intelligent Technology’s official WeChat account. “In mid-April, the Feilong-1 was stationed in an airport in western China and completed exercises like heavy payload take-off, precision delivery of large objects, extreme altitude and duration flight, and high-frequency continuous flight,” the statement said, without disclosing the exact location of the...