# Sabrewing Rhaegal > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sabrewing_Rhaegal > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sabrewing_Rhaegal.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabrewing_Rhaegal > Source revision: 1321166275 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Rhaegal Rhaegal-A Half-Scale Unmanned Air Cargo Aircraft Prototype General information Type Unmanned cargo aircraft National origin United States Manufacturer Sabrewing Aircraft The **Sabrewing Rhaegal** is a proposed American unmanned [cargo aircraft](/source/Cargo_aircraft) developed by Californian Sabrewing Aircraft. ## Design The hybrid electric [vertical takeoff and landing](/source/Vertical_takeoff_and_landing) full-size Rhaegal-A is powered by a 600 hp (450 kW) turboshaft engine and has [ducted fans](/source/Ducted_fan), a 30 ft (9.1 m) wingspan, a 3,000 lb (1,400 kg) gross-weight, a VTOL payload of 800 or 1,000 lb (360 or 450 kg) in [STOL](/source/STOL) mode, a maximum speed of 200 kn (370 km/h) and a range of 360 nmi (670 km) at up to 22,000 ft (6,700 m). A larger Wyvern could lift a VTOL payload of 4,400 or 5,000 lb (2,000 or 2,300 kg) in STOL configuration.[1] ## Development By February 2018, Sabrewing was to fly a 65%-scale vehicle in the fall.[2] By February 2019, a one-eighth-scale model was going to be tested while the first full-size aircraft construction had begun, to fly by the end of 2019 and to enter service in 2023. By then, the [Aleut](/source/Aleut) Community of [Saint Paul Island, Alaska](/source/Saint_Paul_Island%2C_Alaska), in the [Bering Sea](/source/Bering_Sea) signed its first order for four Rhaegal and six larger Wyvern aircraft, to resupply [Saint George Island](/source/St._George_Island_(Alaska)), 47 mi (76 km) south.[1] The half-scale Rhaegal-B was completed and officially revealed to the public during the U.S. Air Force "Agility Prime" program unveiling.[3][4] At the January 2020 [Vertical Flight Society](/source/Vertical_Flight_Society) symposium, Sabrewing announced a larger Rhaegal-B was being completed, to be revealed within weeks. With an increase in wingspan, fuselage length and maximum gross weight, [payload](/source/Payload) increases by 5,000 lb (2,300 kg) in VTOL and over 10,000 lb (4,500 kg) in conventional take-off/landing. It should load a single LD1 or LD3 container, or two LD2 containers, through the nose without special cargo handling equipment. [FAR Part 23](/source/FAR_Part_23) certification negotiations were to be completed within weeks, to deliver cargo autonomously in any weather and any [airspace](/source/Airspace).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] In July 2020, Sabrewing announced that it had received the first Agility Prime contract from the United States Air Force worth $3.3 million USD for "evaluation" of Sabrewing's Rhaegal RG-1 aircraft. [5] In September 2020, Sabrewing announced that it had received a firm order for 102 aircraft from [Arabian Development and Marketing Company](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Arabian_Development_and_Marketing_Company&action=edit&redlink=1) (ADMC), a company with IT, telecom, logistics and transportation and media interests, in a deal worth over $600 million.[6][7][*[page needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources)*] The deliveries of aircraft are to begin in 2022 to support the air cargo transportation needs of the Saudi Arabian [Neom](/source/Neom) project.[8][*[page needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources)*] In October of 2022, Sabrewing announced that its RH-1-A drone had lifted a payload of 829 pounds (374 kg) on its first hover flight, saying that this was a heavier payload than had previously been “dead-lifted” by any commercial, vertical takeoff, uncrewed air vehicle.[9] ## See also - [Natilus](/source/Natilus) **Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era** - [Elroy Air Cargo](/source/Elroy_Air_Cargo) - [Boeing Cargo Air Vehicle](/source/Boeing_Cargo_Air_Vehicle) ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-AvWeek27feb2019_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-AvWeek27feb2019_1-1) Warwick, Graham (Feb 27, 2019). ["Sabrewing's Unmanned Cargo Aircraft Advances"](https://aviationweek.com/future-aerospace/sabrewing-s-unmanned-cargo-aircraft-advances). *Aviation Week & Space Technology*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Warwick, Graham (Feb 2, 2018). ["Unmanned Cargo Aircraft Head Toward Flight Tests"](http://aviationweek.com/future-aerospace/unmanned-cargo-aircraft-head-toward-flight-tests). *Aviation Week & Space Technology*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Agility Prime"](https://agilityprime.com/#/). Retrieved 2020-07-07. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["You Tube"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q37Qvdo6_JE). Google. Retrieved 2020-07-07. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["The Air Force Wants a Flying Car and That Could Be Good for Civilians"](https://now.northropgrumman.com/the-air-force-wants-a-flying-car-and-that-could-be-good-for-civilians/). Northrop Grumman. Jan 20, 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Sabrewing Aircraft Company Announces an Exclusive Representation Deal and Over $600 Million Dollars In Orders with Arabian Development & Marketing Company In Saudi Arabia"](http://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2020/09/29/2100577/0/en/Sabrewing-Aircraft-Company-Announces-an-Exclusive-Representation-Deal-and-Over-600-Million-Dollars-In-Orders-with-Arabian-Development-Marketing-Company-In-Saudi-Arabia.html) (Press release). Sabrewing. 2020-09-29. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Arabian Development and Marketing Company"](http://admc.com.sa/). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["NEOM"](https://www.neom.com/index.html). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Sabrewing Aircraft (September 28, 2022). ["Sabrewing's Rhaegal Cargo UAV Shatters World Record Payload on First Flight"](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2022/09/28/2524280/0/en/Sabrewing-s-Rhaegal-Cargo-UAV-Shatters-World-Record-Payload-on-First-Flight.html) (Press release). ## External links - [Official website](https://www.sabrewingaircraft.com/products/rhaegal/) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Sabrewing Rhaegal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabrewing_Rhaegal) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabrewing_Rhaegal?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.