EH216-S eVTOL aircraft gains CAAC airworthiness certification
The EHang unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) complies with approved type design, safety and quality requirements, with deliveries to customers now underway.
The EH216-S pilotless eVTOL aircraft conducted a demo flight at the EH216-S airworthiness certification and aircraft delivery ceremony. Photo Credit: EHang
On Dec. 21, EHang Holdings Ltd. (Guangzhou, China) obtained standard airworthiness certification for its EH216-S passenger-carrying unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) platform from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC).
The certified electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, produced at EHang’s Yunfu, China, production base, adheres to the type certificate issued by the CAAC in October 2023, and the standard production procedures under the supervision of the CAAC. The new certification confirms that the aircraft complies with the approved type design and meets safety and quality requirements for commercial operations.
EH216-S has been delivered to Eton, an intelligent aviation technology subsidiary of Guangzhou Development District Communications Investment Group Co. Ltd., and one of EHang’s customers. “We are very optimistic about our upcoming commercial operations of aerial tourism in Guangzhou and the future of our business cooperation with EHang,” says Chengjiu Zhou, general manager of Guangzhou Development District Communications Investment Group Co. Ltd.
Huazhi Hu, founder, chairman and CEO of EHang, says, “In the near future, we anticipate an increasing number of aircraft rolling off from our production line to gradually fulfill our backlog orders, thereby serving more customers and passengers, and enhancing UAM.”
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