EVTOL aircraft completes first inter-city demonstration flight in south China's Shenzhen

2月27日，5座eVTOL（電動垂直起降）航空器盛世龍在深圳蛇口郵輪母港附近海域上空飛行。2月27日，5座eVTOL（電動垂直起降）航空器盛世龍從深圳蛇口郵輪母港起飛，經過約20分鐘的飛行，降落在珠海九洲港碼頭，完成深圳至珠海跨海跨城eVTOL航空器航線的首次演示飛行。此次執飛的航空器“盛世龍”由峰飛航空科技自主研發，動力為純電，可載5人，巡航速度最高可達200公里每小時，最大續航里程250公里。[新華社記者 毛思倩 攝]

A 5-seat eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) aircraft flies during a demonstration flight near Shekou Cruise Home port in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Feb. 27, 2024. The eVTOL aircraft, developed by a high-tech company AutoFlight and named as Prosperity, completed its first inter-city electric air-taxi demonstration flight from Shekou Cruise Home port in Shenzhen to Jiuzhou Port in Zhuhai. With a maximum range of 250 kilometers, the electric-powered Prosperity is capable of carrying 5 people with a cruise speed of up to 200 kilometers per hour. (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)