The reporter learned from Jinshan District on the 28th that the self-driving eVTOL manned aircraft V1500M independently developed by Fengfei Aviation Technology in Shanghai Jinshan has successfully completed its first flight test recently. As an electric vertical take-off and landing fixed-wing manned aircraft, the V1500M has a maximum take-off weight of 1500 kg, is equipped with a pure electric power system, and has a passenger flight range of 250 kilometers and a maximum number of 3-4 passengers.
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Its vertical take-off and landing fixed-wing configuration has the advantages of both a helicopter and a fixed-wing aircraft. It can take off vertically and cruise quickly. This configuration combines high efficiency, long range, and simple configuration into one, while meeting the redundancy requirements of aviation safety standards.
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From design finalization to carbon fiber fuselage mold making, to the first show at the Zhuhai Air Show, subsequent bench testing and flight control avionics series debugging, to the first take-off and landing test of the V1500M, the Shanghai Fengfei team only used it. 100 days.
The person in charge of the V1500M project of Fengfei Aviation Technology revealed that the V1500M fixed-wing conversion test will be launched soon to verify the conversion from the rotor to the fixed-wing flight mode. Through various flight tests, we will advance the research and development of V1500M at full speed, and strive to obtain airworthiness certification in 2024.
