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Bell's APT70 Cargo Drone Conducts Flight Trials at AllianceTexas Mobility Innovation Zone
The rotorcraft manufacturer has yet to detail its plans to bring the freight-carrying unmanned aircraft into commercial service.
Bell APT70
Bell has done further test flights with its APT70 cargo-carrying drone at the AllianceTexas Mobility Innovation Zone in north Texas. (Photo: Bell)

Bell has conducted a further round of flight trials with its Autonomous Pod Transport APT70 large-cargo drone. The unmanned aircraft system (UAS) flew a four-mile circuit in the AllianceTexas Mobility Innovation Zone (MIZ) near the rotorcraft manufacturer’s Fort Worth headquarters and delivered a package to a landing area.

The MIZ Flight Test Center is being offered as a location for developing air mobility technology. The Hillwood real estate group owns the facility, which is part of a 27,000-acre AllianceTexas site. The site includes the Fort Worth Alliance Airport and an extensive business park where more than 525 companies are located.