Chinese Manufacturers Set A New Record For Electric Manned Aircraft With Pure Electric Flight Of 250 Kilometers

Pickpook learned from the official account of Fengfei Aviation that the eVTOL (Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing, electric vertical takeoff and landing) aircraft company Fengfei Aviation Technology announced that its eVTOL aircraft - Shengshilong No successfully completed a flight of 250.3 kilometers under a single charge state, setting a new record for the range of a 2-ton eVTOL aircraft in the world.

The flight test was completed at Fengfei Jining Test Base on February 23, and the real and complete flight process was recorded through video and third-party equipment.

The long-distance flight video shows the complete flight stages of vertical takeoff, forward transition, fixed-wing cruise, reverse transition and vertical landing, with a single flight range exceeding 250 kilometers.

According to public information, the previous record was 248.8 kilometers (154.6 miles) set by Joby Airlines in the United States.

Fengfei Shengshilong No. 4 aircraft has a maximum take-off weight of 2 tons, pure electric power, 5-seater design, and can fly autonomously.

It adopts a compound wing configuration, uses the rotor to take off vertically, and then performs a forward conversion after flying to a certain height, and then cruises quickly and horizontally like a fixed-wing aircraft, with a speed of over 200 km/h.

eVTOL aircraft do not require traditional airports with runways. Compared with helicopters, they are quieter, more environmentally friendly, safer and more reliable, and lower in cost.

In the future, they will be widely used in urban air travel and intercity travel scenarios in metropolitan areas. Data shows that more than 14 million people in my country suffer from extreme commuting time (more than 60 minutes one way), and eVTOL is also considered to be an important solution to solve ground traffic congestion, reducing hours of ground traffic time during peak hours to 15-20 minute.

The long-range mission was carried out at Fengfei eVTOL test base in February, and the mission covered 20 circles on the scheduled flight track. Although "Shengshilong" No. 4 is equipped with advanced avionics equipment, in order to ensure the objectivity and effectiveness of the test results, the aircraft was equipped with a third-party avionics equipment (Stratus 3) during the test and was tested on the ForeFlight system. Recording and verification of actual flight distances. As an independent professional system, ForeFlight has been widely used in the aviation field.

Omer Bar-Yohay, Global President of Forward Aviation Technology, said: "Based on the continuous optimization and rigorous testing of the previously verified models, Forward Flight has accumulated a large amount of actual flight data, which will help Shengshilong's development iteration and airworthiness certification. This ultra-long-distance flight The test has fully and truly demonstrated the excellent performance of Fengfei aircraft, and we are very happy to continue working towards the goal of obtaining EASA airworthiness certification in 2025."

In addition, for the carrier aircraft V2000CG Keruiou, which is on the same platform as Shengshilong, Fengfei has jointly formulated the basis for the type certification with CAAC and the Civil Aviation Administration of China, and successfully passed the civil aviation expert review meeting in early February this year. items are closed.

The type approval basic submission draft and the G-1 issue summary have been formally submitted to the Civil Aviation Administration, which also marks that the airworthiness work of the V2000CG model will enter the stage of "compliance plan formulation" in an all-round way.

Founded in 2017, Fengfei Aviation Technology is committed to providing global customers with safe and reliable air logistics operation systems and air three-dimensional travel solutions.

The R&D and airworthiness center was established in Germany, the business and operation center was established in the United States, and the manufacturing and production center was located in China.

According to the strategic plan of "from small to large, from objects to people", Fengfei's eVTOL autopilot aircraft has completed nearly 10,000 conversion flights, and it is the first to realize eVTOL in scenarios such as island logistics, organ transplantation, emergency material transportation, and commercial logistics. The application of technology landed.

Fengfei Aviation Technology officially stated that the company has strong vertical integration capabilities. The flight control avionics, three electronics and core components all have completely independent intellectual property rights. Composite core technology.