EHang Tests EH216 with Flights in the South China Sea and Icy Beijing
EHang claims to have made more than 10,000 test flights with the EH216 model, which it has indicated could complete Chinese type certification in 2021.
EHang this week reported on two new sets of flight trials for its EH216 eVTOL aircraft. The Chinese company said that it had made some short offshore flights from the mainland to Dong Ao island, near the city of Zhuhai. It also said that autonomous aircraft had been flown in sub-zero winter conditions over the frozen Yanqi lake near Beijing.
The offshore flights were intended to demonstrate the potential for the all-electric two-seater to be used for sightseeing trips to locations like Dong Ao, which is part of the Wanshan archipelago in the South China Sea. The island is around 30 km off the mainland, which is close to the current 35 km maximum range of the EH216.
