EHang Holdings Limited (EHang), a Chinese leading autonomous aerial vehicle (AAV) technology platform company, has released that it has achieved a significant milestone for its EH216-S TC by successfully completing all of the planned tests and flights in the last phase of demonstration and verification of compliance, and also completed the definitive TC Flight Test by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), with unwavering endeavours throughout the past 31 months since the CAAC officially accepted the company's TC application in January 2021.
This is the last milestone before obtaining the type certificate. After finishing the remaining procedures, the company expects to obtain the type certificate of the EH216-S Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) system from the CAAC soon.
As an innovative product for urban air mobility, the EH216-S sticks to three fundamental technological principles, which are full redundancy, autonomous flying, and cluster management. So far, it stands out as the world's first TC programme for unmanned eVTOLs.
Huazhi Hu, Founder, Chairman and CEO of EHang, commented, “We've made remarkable progress in our pursuit of long-term growth. Notably, we are thrilled to announce that we have successfully completed all the planned tests for EH216-S type certification. This achievement marks a significant unprecedented milestone in the global emerging eVTOL industry, underscoring our unwavering dedication and pioneering advantages. Additionally, this sets the stage for us to secure the type certificate soon and proceed with our endeavours to initiate commercial operations.”
