Demonstration EH216 Flights in Japan Commences

China's EHang has secured its first order for its recently announced aerial vehicle, the fixed-wing, longer ranged VT-30. The company has also made headway on its smaller, multi-rotor EH216, beginning field tests with local partners in Japan to explore use cases for both its two-seater EH216 and VT-30 in an urban air mobility network in Japan. EHang’s new partner, the Okayama Kurashiki Mizushima Aero & Space Industry Cluster Study Group (MASC) will provide some helpful academic refinement to the design process, polishing the EH216 into an industry ready competitor. Recent demonstration flights have been completed in Fukushima and Okayama following its short summer debut, lending credenc