Engineers at the Sukhoi Design Bureau (part of UAC) conducted flight tests of a VTOL UAV prototype assembled from Russian components. They worked out the control algorithms for takeoff, hovering, and landing systems.
The size of the drone is not specified, but in the video shared by UAC, it looks gigantic. Several people are under its beams, checking the ropes with cargo.
It is noted that this is a fundamentally new unmanned transport system for off-airfield basing (UTS-VAB). It does not need special infrastructure for takeoff and landing. It is assumed that the drone will be able to deliver goods to remote areas.
The hybrid power plant includes an electric lifting power plant and a piston propulsion engine. Vertical takeoff and landing are carried out by lifting engines located on the wing beams
According to him, after takeoff, the drone's gasoline engine turns on. The presence of a wing increases fuel efficiency, and takeoff and landing are carried out automatically, Rubtsov summarized.
The VTOL UAV can carry cargo weighing up to 300 kg over a distance of up to 500 km.
Earlier it was reported that the Sukhoi Design Bureau is developing a technology for controlling a swarm of drones from the cockpit of an aircraft.