A model presented at a trade fair is not a program. However, in China, this is often how programs appear that later become reality. On the occasion of Xi'an Civil and Military Equipment Technology Exhibition, Zhong Tian Guide Control Technology Co Ltd presented the model of the FL2 drone, a device having the appearance of a flying wing equipped with oblique stabilizers, presented as a stealth transport drone. According to the information presented, the FL-2, which is currently only in a design phase, will be designed to have a take-off weight of 22 tonnes, an operational range of 7000 km, a ceiling of 15.000 m and a high subsonic speed, propelled by 2 turbojets.
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