This New Cargo Drone Concept Brings 6,000 Pounds to Pilotless Resupply

Textron Aviation and Merlin have introduced the Cessna SkyCourier UX, a new cargo drone concept designed to carry up to 6,000 pounds (2,722 kilograms) of payload and accommodate up to three LD3 containers.

The aircraft combines Textron’s twin-engine turboprop Cessna SkyCourier platform with Merlin’s aircraft-agnostic autonomous flight software.

A proposed forward-loading configuration under evaluation would replace the conventional cockpit with additional cargo space and a large nose opening for direct loading.

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