Fuji Heavy Industries (FHI) has successfully flown its RPH2 unmanned helicopter, which has a 4.5m-long fuselage and weighs up to 305kg. The remote-controlled aircraft, will be capable of flights with a duration of up to 1h carrying a 60kg payload, claims FHI, which hopes to begin marketing the RPH2 for agricultural spraying, in March 1998.

Source: Flight International