E' cinese, si chiama EHang EH216-S. E' un piccolo biposto con limitata autonomia, ma entrerà nella storia come il primo E-VTOL legalmente certificato per il trasporto passeggeri.
Guangzhou eVTOL delivery sets state for EHang tourist flights
By Greg Waldron22 December 2023
EHang has delivered the first EH216-S electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicle to a customer, with the aircraft receiving an airworthiness certificate from the Civil Aviation Administration of China.
The aircraft was presented to Guangzhou-based ETON, an aviation technology company associated with Guangzhou government, says US-listed EHang.
EHang marks the delivery of its first EH216-S to a company associated with the Guangzhou government
The delivery follows the EH216-S’s receipt of a CAAC type certificate in October, a world first for an eVTOL aircraft.
Whereas a CAAC type certificate confirms the design of the aircraft and that it meets all regulations, the airworthiness certificate applies to individual aircraft.
“We are thrilled to receive the world’s first certified passenger-carrying UAV from EHang and are proud of our Guangzhou local enterprise for this groundbreaking achievement,” says Chengjiu Zhou, general manager of ETON’s parent, Guangzhou Development Communications Investment Group, itself an arm of the local government of Guangzhou’s Huangpu district.
“We are very optimistic about our upcoming commercial operations of aerial tourism in Guangzhou and the bright future of our business cooperation with EHang. With EHang’s leading-edge, safer, greener, more efficient, and certified passenger-carrying UAV solutions, as well as robust local government support in infrastructure and investment, we look forward to spearheading the development of the local low-altitude economy.”
The EH216-S can carry two passengers plus luggage, within its 620kg (1,370lb) maximum take-off weight limit, on trips of up to 16nm (30km).
The delivery of the first EH216-S follows EHang’s expansion in the United Arab Emirates, where it recently became a member of the Smart and Autonomous Industries Cluster in Abu Dhabi.
It also signed a partnership with Wings Logistics Hub, a unit of the UAE’s Technology Holding Company under EIH International holding.
Of the Wings Logistics partnership, EHang had this to say: “The aim of this partnership is to collaboratively advance the development of urban air transportation and smart city management in the UAE and the Middle East and North Africa region.”
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Certificato in Cina il primo E-VTOL per trasporto passeggeri
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Iniziati i voli commerciali dimostrativi senza pilota.
China’s EHang flies passengers in pilotless eVTOLs
By Howard Hardee29 December 2023
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Following last week’s delivery of the first EH216-S electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) to a customer, China’s EHang has completed several “commercial demonstrations” using the pilotless, two-person air taxi.
The passenger-carrying flights were operated on 28 December during launch events in Guangzhou and Hefei, with several city officials and private citizens taking rides on the autonomous aircraft.
The flights marked a step toward “normalising flights with the EH216-S in aerial sightseeing at local scenic spots”, EHang says. ”More operation sites and flight routes for aerial sightseeing and logistics are under development in Huangpu district as well.”
For example, the company is developing operations in Hefei’s Luogang Central Park, a nearly 1,270 hectare (3,138 acre) green space at the site of the former Hefei Luogang International airport. Flight routes will eventually expand to more scenic locations in Hefei, such as Swan Lake.
”Abundant application scenarios and massive demands for aerial sightseeing, tourism and regional shuttle services makes the Luogang Central Park an ideal commercial operation site for EH216-S pilotless passenger-carrying eVTOL aircraft,” EHang says.
The firm, which is listed on the US stock market, secured a type certificate for the EH216-S from the Civil Aviation Administration of China in October, becoming the world’s first air taxi developer to be blessed by a major civil aviation regulator and setting the stage for planned commercial operations in 2024.
On 21 December, EHang delivered its first aircraft to ETON, an aviation technology company associated with Guangzhou government.
The EH216-S can carry two passengers plus luggage, within its 620kg (1,370lb) maximum take-off weight limit, on trips of up to 16nm (30km).
https://www.flightglobal.com/aerospace/ ... 28.article
China’s EHang flies passengers in pilotless eVTOLs
By Howard Hardee29 December 2023
Save articlePlease Sign in to your account to use this feature
Following last week’s delivery of the first EH216-S electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) to a customer, China’s EHang has completed several “commercial demonstrations” using the pilotless, two-person air taxi.
The passenger-carrying flights were operated on 28 December during launch events in Guangzhou and Hefei, with several city officials and private citizens taking rides on the autonomous aircraft.
The flights marked a step toward “normalising flights with the EH216-S in aerial sightseeing at local scenic spots”, EHang says. ”More operation sites and flight routes for aerial sightseeing and logistics are under development in Huangpu district as well.”
For example, the company is developing operations in Hefei’s Luogang Central Park, a nearly 1,270 hectare (3,138 acre) green space at the site of the former Hefei Luogang International airport. Flight routes will eventually expand to more scenic locations in Hefei, such as Swan Lake.
”Abundant application scenarios and massive demands for aerial sightseeing, tourism and regional shuttle services makes the Luogang Central Park an ideal commercial operation site for EH216-S pilotless passenger-carrying eVTOL aircraft,” EHang says.
The firm, which is listed on the US stock market, secured a type certificate for the EH216-S from the Civil Aviation Administration of China in October, becoming the world’s first air taxi developer to be blessed by a major civil aviation regulator and setting the stage for planned commercial operations in 2024.
On 21 December, EHang delivered its first aircraft to ETON, an aviation technology company associated with Guangzhou government.
The EH216-S can carry two passengers plus luggage, within its 620kg (1,370lb) maximum take-off weight limit, on trips of up to 16nm (30km).
https://www.flightglobal.com/aerospace/ ... 28.article
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