Amphibian UAV:Load capacity of 300 kg, cruising range of 500 nautical miles! Monday June 26th, 2023By Tokio X'press UAV, Drone, Aviation “Hamadori 6000” by Space Entertainment Amphibian UAV:Load capacity of 300 kg, cruising range of 500 nautical miles! – Equipped with heavy equipment and flew to the EEZ – Report from articles published in Newswitch Space entertainment: The Paris Air Show 2023 opened on June 19th. A concept model of a flying boat-type unmanned aerial vehicle was announced. Initial verification on a scale model has been completed. The company aims to commercialize the technology after the mid-2020s. “Flying boat-type unmanned aerial vehicle”: We have developed an amphibian UAV that automatically takes off and lands on the surface of the water and navigates automatically. Developed flying boat UAV “Hamadori 3000” (3.1 x 2m) and “Hamadori 6000” (6 x 4m). Toward certification for BVLOS: A total of 4 machines have been built so far. First, we aim to obtain BVLOS flight certification for Hamadori 3000. Equipped with long-distance flight capability and heavy load: It has a payload capacity of 300 kg and a cruising range of 500 nautical miles. It has a turboprop engine. It is a multi-role aircraft that can be used for various purposes such as observation, transportation, security, and rescue. The fuselage is twin-hulled. A payload pod such as a cargo, winch, and sensor is suspended in the center of the main wing. . Flying Japan’s EEZ: The aim is to develop an automatic take-off and landing aircraft that can hydroplane even when there are 3-meter waves on the sea surface. It will be equipped with a large amount of equipment and will be able to fly and transport to the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). https://newswitch.jp/p/37407 More from tokioX : Amphibian Drone: Successful Deep Sea Observation! Japanese amphibian: US-2 rescues over 1000 people! NICT: 4 drones autonomously “group flight”: Flying boat drone: cruising range 740km: HAMADORI6000 Nagaoka University of Technology: Drone using 169 MHz: Expanded communication range to 5 km Terra Lab: Wingspan 8m Large Drone: Flight distance 1000km, cruising 10 hours This ‘Flying Battery’ Drone Can Fly Two Hours on a Single Charge Post navigation Cosmic-ray muons: new technology to guide underground pathways!Hamamatsu Photonics: 3.5 times higher output laser than conventional products!