EHang has announced that it has successfully completed the first public flight of its next-generation long-range, compound-wing, autonomous passenger eVTOL VT-35 at Feidong Bailong Airport in Hefei, Anhui Province.
“The flight fully validated the VT-35’s safety, stability, and reliability, and marked a further deepening of EHang’s strategic cooperation with the City of Hefei in advancing the low-altitude economy, entering a new phase of diversified application and deployment,” said the company in a press announcement. “Designed for medium- to long-range transportation scenarios, including intercity, cross-sea, and mountainous routes, the VT-35 features autonomous operation, point-to-point connectivity, and environmentally friendly performance. It is designed to accelerate the evolution of the “city-to-city” low-altitude air mobility ecosystem.”
The VT-35 represents a major expansion of EHang’s product portfolio and another milestone for China’s intelligent manufacturing capabilities in the global eVTOL industry, said the company. EHang established the VT-35 series headquarters project in Hefei earlier this year .EHang is working with Hefei’s National Advanced Technology Center and the local Fire and Rescue Department to establish a firefighting pilot program. Centered on the EH216-F firefighting eVTOL, the program includes routine operational testing and aims to develop scalable low-altitude firefighting solutions for scenarios such as high-rise building fires and forest firefighting, providing a replicable model for broader deployment of low-altitude emergency response systems.
In 2023, EHang entered into a strategic partnership with the Hefei municipal government to jointly advance the low-altitude economy. Since then, EHang has established its East China regional headquarters in Hefei, promoted the routine operation of the EH216-S at the Luogang Urban Air Mobility Operation Center and the Hefei Urban Air Mobility Hub, and launched urban flight experiences and scenic air tour services.
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