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EHang's EH216 eVTOL and Falcon Drone Perform Flight Trials in Europe
The flights from Tartu Airport in Estonia were intended to demonstrate autonomous Beyond Visual Line of Sight operations for both passenger and cargo services.
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EHang's EH216 autonomous eVTOL has completed beyond visual line of sight flight trials at Estonia's Tartu Airport. (Image: Ehang)

EHang's EH216 eVTOL Autonomous Aerial Vehicle (AAV) and its Falcon logistics drone have completed Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) flight trials as part of the European Union’s GOF 2.0 Integrated Urban Airspace Validation (GOF 2.0) program in Estonia. The Chinese manufacturer is using the flights to evaluate the use of the autonomous, all-electric vehicles for carrying passengers to and from airports and also for parcel deliveries.

The project aims to demonstrate the integration of unmanned aerial vehicles and autonomous air taxis into the air traffic management (ATM) system used for manned aircraft, as well as the so-called U-Space operations for autonomous and remotely piloted vehicles. The Estonian Transport Administration issued a special permit to EHang for trial flights in designated Estonian airspace until the end of 2021.