EHang Secures First Certification For Passenger eVTOL

CAAC type certification of the EH216-S paves the way for commercial aerial tourism services in China.

Credit: EHang
EHang’s autonomous two-seat EH216-S has become the first passenger-carrying electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft to obtain type certification, with approval by the Civil Aviation Administration of China. This paves the way for the EH216-S to enter commercial service, initially for...
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