Fengfei Airlines' Shengshilong 'air taxi' makes its first flight across the Yangtze River: 5 minutes direct, saving 80% of time

According to news from this website on August 1, Fengfei Aviation’s Shengshilong eVTOL electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft completed its first flight across the Yangtze River today. It took off from the Nanjing UAV Base in Pukou District, Nanjing, flew over the Yangtze River and circled along the river before returning to the base. , with a range of 25 kilometers and a round-trip flight time of 10 minutes. This flight of Fengfei Airlines achieved the first flight of an eVTOL above the tonnage across the Yangtze River.

According to the official introduction of Fengfei Airlines, as an important transportation hub on the golden waterway of the Yangtze River, Nanjing, like many cities that support the development of the river, has built multiple Yangtze River bridges, but some cross-river journeys are still affected by the natural obstruction of the Yangtze River.

Take the Nanjing UAV Base to the Yuzui Wetland Park on the other side as an example. The straight-line distance between the two places is not long, but the ground drive is 20 kilometers long and takes 25 minutes. The one-way straight-line flight of "Shengshilong" It only takes 5 minutes, saving 80% of time.

According to inquiries on this site, the Shengshilong eVTOL aircraft can carry 5 people, and the official claims that “the core module is 100% domestically produced and self-developed.”

Parameters

• Maximum range: 250 kilometers
• Cruising speed: 200 kilometers per hour

At present, its airworthiness certification work is progressing as planned, and it is expected to be put into commercial operation after completing the airworthiness certification in 2026 .

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