{"id":2927,"date":"2020-01-29T19:50:30","date_gmt":"2020-01-30T03:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evhnews.com\/?p=2927"},"modified":"2020-01-29T19:50:30","modified_gmt":"2020-01-30T03:50:30","slug":"farnborough-international-airshow-to-unveil-48-foot-wingspan-autonomous-cargo-delivery-drone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evhnews.com\/fr\/2020\/01\/29\/farnborough-international-airshow-to-unveil-48-foot-wingspan-autonomous-cargo-delivery-drone\/","title":{"rendered":"Farnborough International Airshow To Unveil 48-Foot Wingspan Autonomous Cargo Delivery Drone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Farnborough International Airshow To Unveil 48-Foot Wingspan Autonomous Cargo Delivery Drone<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Silent Arrow\u00ae GD-2000 WB (wide-body) launched as second customer-driven aircraft in Yates Electrospace Corporation\u2019s heavy payload UAS product line.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Yates Electrospace Corporation\u00a0(YEC), whose Silent Arrow platform is bringing disruptive innovation to the heavy payload, unmanned cargo delivery market,\u00a0today announced the design completion and specifications of a wide-body version of its successful GD-2000 cargo delivery drone, with unveiling set for\u00a0<span class=\"xn-chron\">July 20-24, 2020<\/span>\u00a0at YEC booth 4470, Farnborough International Airshow, UK.<\/p>\n<p>Developed by YEC based on real-time demand from U.S. and allied foreign government Special Operators including the U.S. Army 160<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR), the new wide-body is 60% larger than the standard Silent Arrow\u00ae GD-2000, with a 140cu\/ft cargo bay that accommodates five times more life-saving supplies, medicines and tactical cargo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe YEC engineering team used current flight data from the inaugural GD-2000 product line along with extensive computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis to optimize the aerodynamics and glide ratio of this rather massive cargo delivery platform,\u201d said\u00a0<span class=\"xn-person\">Chip Yates<\/span>, YEC\u2019s founder and CEO.\u00a0 \u201cWith two launch customers on hand, our accelerated schedule delivers development units by the end of\u00a0<span class=\"xn-chron\">March 2020<\/span>\u00a0and 10 flight test units throughout the 2<sup>nd<\/sup>\u00a0and 3<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a0quarters of 2020.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2930\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/evhnews.com\/fr\/2020\/01\/29\/farnborough-international-airshow-to-unveil-48-foot-wingspan-autonomous-cargo-delivery-drone\/models-48-foot-wingspan\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/evhnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/MODELS-48-Foot-Wingspan.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"800,577\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1580326566&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"MODELS 48 Foot Wingspan\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/evhnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/MODELS-48-Foot-Wingspan.jpeg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2930\" src=\"https:\/\/evhnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/MODELS-48-Foot-Wingspan.jpeg\" alt=\"MODELS 48 Foot Wingspan\" width=\"800\" height=\"577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/evhnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/MODELS-48-Foot-Wingspan.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/evhnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/MODELS-48-Foot-Wingspan-300x216.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/evhnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/MODELS-48-Foot-Wingspan-768x554.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Specification highlights of the new Silent Arrow GD-2000 WB include:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Gross Weight: 2,000lbs (907 kg)<\/li>\n<li>Cargo Weight: 1,250lbs (567 kg)<\/li>\n<li>Cargo Volume: 140cu\/ft (4 cu\/m)<\/li>\n<li>Glide Ratio: 7.63:1<\/li>\n<li>Standoff: 36 miles (58km)<\/li>\n<li>Logistics: 48ft wingspan (4 spring-deployed wings) stowed in 3.5ft x 3.5ft x 13ft fuselage<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A full scale, flight-ready Silent Arrow GD-2000 cargo delivery drone was unveiled on\u00a0<span class=\"xn-chron\">September 10-13, 2019<\/span>\u00a0at the Defense &amp; Security Equipment International (DSEI) show in\u00a0<span class=\"xn-location\">London<\/span>, co-hosted by The MEL Group, whose Silent Arrow\u00ae contract manufacturing license has been extended to include serial production of the GD-2000 WB, and who will support YEC at Farnborough 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Designed for immediate air response and emergency relief, Silent Arrow\u2019s tightly integrated packaging with its unique spring-deployed wing system transported inside the fuselage, high standoff distance and low cost has received enthusiastic reception from both the tactical resupply and the humanitarian \/ disaster relief markets.\u00a0 Silent Arrow is designed for fixed-wing and rotorcraft deployment of critically needed supplies, cargo and fuel under austere operating conditions and timelines.<\/p>\n<p>Silent Arrow\u00ae was named one of six \u201cUnmanned Cargo Aircraft to Watch\u201d by\u00a0<i>Aviation Week &amp; Space Technology<\/i>\u00a0magazine in their Aerospace &amp; Defense 2020 issue.<\/p>\n<p><b>About Yates Electrospace Corporation:<\/b>\u00a0Founded in 2012 by electric aviation pioneer\u00a0<span class=\"xn-person\">Chip Yates<\/span>, YEC is known for designing, building and flying the world\u2019s fastest manned electric aircraft, developing and constructing megawatt-class electric propulsion systems, and creating and launching the revolutionary Silent Arrow\u00ae product line, which was named one of six \u201cUnmanned Cargo Aircraft to Watch\u201d by\u00a0<i>Aviation Week &amp; Space Technology<\/i>\u00a0magazine in their Aerospace &amp; Defense 2020 issue. \u00a0YEC engineering teams have been awarded six F\u00e9d\u00e9ration A\u00e9ronautique Internationale\u00a0(FAI) aircraft world records and two FAI Louis Bleriot medals for disruptive contributions to the field of electric aviation.\u00a0 For more information visit: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yateselectrospace.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.yateselectrospace.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1490\" 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