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EHang Receives Airworthiness Certificate For EH216-S eVTOL Aircraft
The approval cleared the way for a delivery to Eton, which will now start tourist flights in Guangzhou.
EHang has received an airworthiness certificate for its EH216-S eVTOL aircraft from the Civil Aviation Administration of China.
EHang has received an airworthiness certificate for its EH216-S eVTOL aircraft from the Civil Aviation Administration of China. (Image: EHang)

The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has issued an airworthiness certificate to EHang for its EH216-S autonomous eVTOL aircraft. The approval confirms that examples of the two-seater manufactured at the company’s Yunfu factory conform to the type certificate for the two-seat design awarded in October and adhered the air safety agency’s standard production process under its supervision.

Announcing the approval on December 21, EHang reported that the first certified EH216-S covered by the airworthiness certificate was delivered this week to aviation technology group Eton. The company is a subsidiary of the government-backed Guangzhou Development District Communications Investment Group based in the Chinese city’s Huangpu district. It intends to use the pilotless vehicle for tourist flights.

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