The self-flying eVTOL can carry two passengers as far as 20 miles.
, which was issued on Friday, will see EHang’s commercial flights begin well ahead of American and European competitors. This New 262-Foot Superyacht Was Converted From a Rugged Explorer to a 5-Star Experience for the High SeasThe 216 is an outlier in terms of design, too. The aircraft is fully autonomous, whereas most other air taxis on the market will be piloted. The two passengers aboard needn’t worry about safety, though.
Regarding grunt, the bubble-shaped craft is equipped with a 17 kW battery and 16 propellers that are turned by 16 electric motors. It can cruise at roughly 60 mph or hit 81 mph at full tilt. It can also cover around 20 miles between charges, but the range depends on the payload. The 216 has actually been in the skies for quite a while. It recently embarked on a two-year world tour and carried out 2,000 flights in 21 cities and six countries. To cap it off, the craft made the world’sin July 2020. It has now flown some 10,000 passengers on “demonstration flights.” The recent certification means that EHang can start charging passengers for flights and begin to scale up operations.
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