China's first 2-ton electric aircraft M1 successfully test-flown in Shanghai
Recently, the first 2-ton eVTOL (Electric Vertical Take-off and Landing) M1 independently researched and developed by Vertaxi company has successfully completed its maiden flight in Shanghai, which has become China's first independently researched and developed, fully localized 2-ton electric vertical take-off and landing vehicle, and has achieved localization of the three core aspects of the electric system, the fly-by-wire control system and the composite material.
This first aircraft adopts a composite wing configuration scheme with 20 rotors, a maximum load of 500 kilograms, and can take five people, with a cruising speed of 200 kilometers per hour and a design range of 250 kilometers. It will be presented at the 6th China International Import Expo, and in the future, it will be mainly used to meet the demand for short-distance air travel within and between cities, shortening the driving distance of 2-3 hours to about 30 minutes.
The eVTOL vehicle has emerged globally in recent years, and is considered to be the main form of "air cab" in the future. These vehicles can take off and land vertically like helicopters, with low site requirements; they are safer than helicopters, reaching the safety level of civil airliners (only one catastrophic accident is allowed for every one billion hours of flight), and they have low noise and zero carbon emissions due to the use of electric power.