China’s WeFly Flies Full-scale eVTOL Prototype

Full-scale prototype of the W280 made its first flight at an uncrewed aircraft test site in Suzhou.

The full-scale prototype of the W280 made its first flight at an uncrewed aircraft test site in Suzhou, China.

Credit: WeFly
Chinese startup WeFly conducted the first flight of a full-scale uncrewed prototype of its W280 eVTOL air taxi. The untethered hover flight took place July 14 at an uncrewed aircraft demonstration site on an island in Shengze Lake in Suzhou. WeFly, also known as Qifei Aviation Technology, says the...
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