In an innovative flight demonstration on February 27, a Shenzhen-based company's electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft successfully demonstrated a route from Shenzhen across the sea to Zhuhai. The flight would have required a drive 2The journey time of 5 to 3 hours is reduced to just 20 minutes.
The flight marks the launch of the world's first inter-city eVTOL route, which connects two major cities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, Shenzhen and Zhuhai, covering more than 100 kilometres. In a region with a GDP of more than 13 trillion, unprecedented progress has been made in all aspects, from technological innovation to practical exploration.
In the near future, citizens will be able to book such "air taxis" with the touch of a button from their smartphones. Local businesses have already ordered 100 of these evtols to meet the upcoming demand. At 5 p.m. on the same day, with the issuance of the command, the aircraft lifted vertically from the take-off and landing platform of the Shekou cruise home port, flew to an altitude of 100 meters, switched to fixed-wing mode, and flew to Zhuhai at high speed along the scheduled route. This process was recorded by a *** aircraft, presenting this spectacular flight scene to the audience. About 20 minutes later, the aircraft landed smoothly at Jiuzhou Port in Zhuhai.
This evtol aircraft does not require a traditional airport runway, but is able to provide similar vertical take-off and landing functions as ***, while switching to fixed-wing flight mode in the air for high-speed cruise. This all-electric aircraft is not only more environmentally friendly and safer, but also has a smooth and quiet flight, providing a comfortable experience for passengers. Once scaled up, the cost is expected to be comparable to that of ground transportation.
The aircraft has a composite wing design, with a maximum take-off weight of 2,000 kg, a maximum load of 400 kg, a maximum range of up to 250 km, a maximum cruise speed of up to 200 km/h, and the ability to carry up to 5 passengers. Its core modules have been industrialized nationwide. In 2023, the aircraft set a record of 250 flights on a single charge in the 2-ton EVTOL classThe world record of 3 kilometers and completed the world's first multi-aircraft formation flight of more than the tonnage of EVTOL.
Through the collaboration of evtol technology companies, advanced air traffic operation services, infrastructure providers and service providers, as well as the support of **, airspace and civil aviation authorities, the flight demonstrated the maturity of evtol technology and the possibilities it brings to the future of urban mobility.
The evtol aircraft has a flight control system, a power system, a navigation system, etc., and from the perspective of the industrial chain, the industrial chain has certain development potential.