On October 30th, Shunfeng Holding (Group) Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "SF"), Shaanxi Lianshi Nonferrous Resources Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Lianshi Nonferrous Metals") and Beijing Automotive Group Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Beiqi Group"). The Institute of Engineering Thermophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (hereinafter referred to as "Thermal Physics Institute") signed a strategic cooperation agreement at Neifu Airport in Pucheng County, Shaanxi Province to promote strategic cooperation in the field of drones. The cooperation area is the R&D, design, airworthiness certification, manufacturing, sales, and operation of the logistics UAV system based on the AT200 logistics UAV platform.
The first flight of the AT200 was completed on the 26th with a total length of 11.84 meters, a wingspan of 12.80 meters, a height of 4.04 meters, and a maximum take-off weight of 3.4 tons. It is the largest guy in the field of civil drones at home and abroad. Its warehouse capacity is 10 cubic meters. With a payload of 1.5 tons, cargo carriers are capable of carrying the highest quality both at home and abroad. Its maximum flying speed is 313 km/h, long battery life is 8 hours, and its range is 2183 kilometers. Its practical ceiling is up to 6098 meters. Even if the ground transportation is not well-developed and mountainous west or high altitude areas, it can be completed point-to-point efficiently. In addition, this type of UAV has extremely high ability to take off and landing in the same class of aircraft. When it is loaded with cargo, it can complete takeoff and landing within 200 meters. It can be used on unpaved running tracks or even on slopes. The operation of taking off and landing on the grassland solved the problems of landing and landing in hard-to-reach areas such as high altitude and mountainous areas.
The agreement surrounding AT200 indicated that in the future, R&D and design capabilities of the unmanned aerial vehicle system with colored stones, the logistics scene requirements and operational capabilities of SF Express will be integrated, the aircraft production capacity of Beijing Automotive Group, and the research capabilities of the Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. The four parties cooperated to jointly develop and continuously improve the UAV system products that are suitable for the future logistics scene, and finally realize the commercialized operation of the logistics UAV.
Previously, the news of drone logistics emerged in an endless stream, but the actual commercial operation case was flawed.
In several different modes of transport, maritime, land, and air transport have their own rules and logic. The advantage of air transportation is that it has the highest efficiency, but the cost is also high. Only after the freight volume reaches a certain level, the unit transportation cost will be upgraded with lower profits, so that it can be applied practically. In the area of ​​courier where scale effect is prominent, SF Express has accumulated a great deal of capabilities and resources in the aviation field due to the existence of SF Aviation. It is this foundation that makes the application of drones in SF Express possible from the very beginning.
With scale, there is commercialization. As one of the parties to the agreement, SF Express has clearly stated that the SF “three-stage air transport network†constructed by freighters, large-scale drones, and small drones will be formed in the future and will produce a large number of The orders for large drones solved the worries of R&D institutions and manufacturers, and at the same time fed back the first-hand data generated in actual applications and continuously optimized them to form the first large-scale unmanned drone ecology case for market absorption.
The four parties that signed the strategic agreement all have an advantage in their respective fields, and it also makes commercialization of drones possible.
The Lonstar UAV System Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Lianshi Nonferrous Metals, is a leading company specializing in the development of unmanned aerial vehicle systems. The team members have experience in the development and design of multi-model drones. Beijing Tonghang, under Beijing Automotive Group, is a strategic emerging business segment elaborated by BAIC Group. It provides overall solutions for the entire industrial chain through the layout of the entire navigation industry. Currently, it undertakes production and manufacturing cooperation, modified research and development and sales of the main circulation aircraft P750 in China. service items. The Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences specializes in energy and power research. As a large-scale courier service provider in China, SF Express has been a promoter of smart logistics and smart aviation in China. In the field of drone logistics, a logistics-specific drone R&D and business operation application system has been initially established, and the only domestic logistics drone demonstration operating area that has been approved by the military in China has truly reached the front line of the domestic drone logistics industry.
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