World’s First 5-eVTOL Formation Flight Covers 83 Miles in 47 Minutes
The flight covered more than 133 kilometers in just over 45 minutes as AutoFlight tested coordination across three eVTOL variants.
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World’s First: AutoFlight Nails a 5-eVTOL Autonomous Formation Flight in China
AutoFlight isn’t just another eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) maker. It has developed a 2-ton eVTOL that comes in two configurations (the cargo CarryAll, and the firefighting CarryAll), as well as a 5-ton eVTOL (the Matrix), and all of these flew together recently in what is claimed to be the world’s first 5-eVTOL formation flight. On October 31 and November 1, a few alumni representatives from ... (continue reading...)
AutoFlight states that five eVTOL of two weight classes completed an autonomous 47-minute flight in China. The aircraft it led traveled more than 133 kilometers. The test collected load and fire response models, although the company did not detail the distribution of each aircraft in the formation.
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The Chinese manufacturer of electric take-off and vertical landing aircraft (eVTOL) AutoFlight completed a flight in training with five aircraft in Kunshan, in the province of Jiangsu, in eastern China. The flight, entirely automatic, lasted 47 minutes and covered a distance of more than 133 kilometers. (XINHUA/ITALPRESS) mec/lcr (video source: Xinhua)
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