EHang Develops Automated Aerial-Tourism, Firefighting Markets

Graham Warwick Mal Gormley September 16, 2020
EHang 216
EHang 216 is designed to fight high-rise building fires. With a maximum flight altitude of 600 meters (1,969 ft.), the “216F” can carry up to 150 liters (40 gal.) of firefighting foams in a single trip.
Credit: Ehang
Chinese urban air-taxi developer EHang is to expand the production capacity for its autonomous aerial vehicles (AAVs) as it works to develop domestic and international markets for the passenger/medical support/firefighting-capable aircraft. Expansion of an existing facility near its Guangdong...
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