China's CH-5 Drone Completes Trial Flight
SOURCE: China Space News
UPDATED: 2017-07-21
BEIJING, July.15 (China Space News) -- The mass-production model of China's unmanned aerial vehicle CH-5, or "Rainbow 5", completed its trial flight in north China's Hebei Province Friday.
Introduced at an international airshow in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai last year, the CH-5 can various missions, according to its developer.
The CH-5 has a wingspan of 21 meters and is capable of carrying up to 1,000 kg of equipment. It can stay in the air for 60 hours with a range of more than 10,000 kilometers.
The CH-5 can also be used for civilian purposes such as resource surveying, marine environmental protection, disaster survey, marine law enforcement and emergency responses.