EHang Holdings Limited's long-range, dual-seat VT-30 made its debut at an unveiling ceremony at Jiuzhou Airport in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, before the 13th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, the Zhuhai Air Show.

The VT-30 is the first aircraft that EHang has designed for inter-city transportation. The hybrid aircraft has autonomous flying capabilities, cluster management and low noise. The VT-30 is designed to carry two passengers, with a flight distance of 300km and a flight time of 100 minutes.

Edward Xu, chief strategy officer of EHang says: “EHang will continue to innovate and improve the future urban air mobility (UAM) ecosystem. The VT-30, which focuses on inter-city travel, will be a complement to the EHang 216, which focuses on intra-city air mobility, to bring safe, autonomous and eco-friendly air mobility for everyone.”

During the fifth Central and Southern China General Aviation Development Forum of 2021, Xu gave a keynote speech on the topic of “Driving UAM Innovative Transformation”. He stated that upgraded UAM operations with fully autonomous flying technologies can improve flight safety and quality of service. EHang aims to advance the 100 Air Mobility Routes Initiative, accumulate data and experience for operations and promote the development of the industry.