World's Largest eVTOL Completes Three Aircraft Formation Flight Test

World's largest eVTOL completes three aircraft formation flight test

Chinese electric aircraft maker AutoFlight recently conducted a coordinated flight with its largest eVTOL aircraft and two smaller models from the same family. The company said this was the first time the heavy V5000 Matrix had flown alongside two V2000-series aircraft in a heterogeneous three-aircraft formation. The demonstration tested how aircraft of different sizes communicated, planned routes together, and coordinated for safety during flig…

AutoFlight V5000CGH cargo eVTOL enters airworthiness certification after formation flight

AutoFlight has completed a mixed-fleet formation flight of three eVTOL aircraft and entered airworthiness certification for its V5000CGH cargo hybrid-electric variant. The Shanghai-based developer’s 5,700kg aircraft offers 1.5-ton payload, a [...] The post AutoFlight V5000CGH cargo eVTOL enters airworthiness certification after formation flight appeared first on Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Technology International.

AutoFlight V5000 Matrix, the World's Largest eVTOL, Flies in Formation With Two Smaller Aircraft

AutoFlight completed a coordinated flight on May 24 that paired its largest aircraft with two smaller models from the same family. One V5000 Matrix eVTOL flew alongside a pair of V2000 series aircraft in what the company called a heterogeneous three aircraft formation. The exercise checked communication between the platforms, shared route planning, and overall [...]