1. Flying cars unveiled at TEDA Auto Forum
On September 3, 2022, the 2022 China Automobile Industry Development ( TEDA ) International Forum was held in Binhai New Area. The fifth generation of flying car voyager X2 independently developed and manufactured by Xiaopeng Huitian on site According to the display, the car can carry 2 passengers, with a maximum load of 200 kilograms, and a designed flight altitude of less than 1,000 meters.
2.Xiaopeng Flying Cars Go to Dubai Dubai can fly up to 1000 meters
Recently, Xiaopeng Huitian said that its smart electric flying car Voyager X2 will go to Dubai to conduct compliance verification flight tests, and will be held on October 10 From October 14th, we will participate in the world's largest technology event in Dubai in 2022 - "GITEX GLOBAL".
At present, Xiaopeng Huitian has also obtained permission from the Dubai Civil Aviation Administration. Vehicle X2 enters Dubai to carry out preliminary compliance verification flight tests, and at the same time promotes the local low-altitude risk operation assessment and approval of the flying car field, for the future The foundation is laid for the local establishment of a local intelligent transportation ecosystem in compliance with the operation of flying cars.
Voyager X2 was officially launched in November 2020 and successfully made its first flight in June 2021. It adopts a closed cockpit and has independent flight path planning capabilities. Through multiple sensors, the aircraft can realize ground monitoring and no dead-end environment perception , self-service return and landing, and real-time communication of 100 kilometers in two-way 100 kilometers.
3. The world's first three-wheeled flying car, , was approved for test flight
, the UK " Daily Mail " reported on August 30 that the world's first flying three-wheeled car, "Blade", recently obtained , the US Federal Aviation Administration's test flight license.
The car "Blade" based in Oregon, USA, is a three-wheeled car on land, 5.1 meters long and 1.8 meters wide. It can be parked in an ordinary parking space and has the highest driving speed on the ground. The speed is 201 km/h.
"Blade" can extend its "wings" and tail wing in less than 3 minutes, convert to a flight form, can ascend to a height of 4,000 meters above the ground, with a maximum flight speed of more than 300 kilometers per hour, and a range of up to 724 kilometers. Sam Bosfield, designer of
"Blade" and CEO of Samson Sky, said that although there are only prototypes at present, 2,100 buyers from more than 50 countries and regions around the world have pre-ordered the Flying car , which includes pilots, entrepreneurs and NASA engineers.
4. The compilation of the "Flying Vehicle Development White Paper" started
August 28, 2022, during the 2022 World New Energy Vehicle Conference, it was jointly hosted by the China Automobile Intelligence and Future Travel Research Center and the National Key Laboratory of Automobile Safety and Energy Saving. The technical seminar on "Innovation and Development Path of Flying Vehicle Technology" was held in Beijing. Li Jian, former deputy director of the Civil Aviation Administration of China, Qu Guochun, director of the Equipment Industry Development Center of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and Cen Yanqing, director of the Science and Technology Department of the Ministry of Transport, attended the conference and Speech by Peter, Professor of the Aachen University of Technology and Deputy Director of the German Aerospace Center Professor Jeschke delivered a speech and gave a speech in video format, Professor Qu Xiaobo from the School of Vehicles and Carriers of Tsinghua University, President Zhao Deli of Xiaopeng Huitian, Shanghai Fengfei Aviation Technology Co., Ltd. Chairman Tian Yu, Yihang Intelligent Equipment (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd. Five experts and corporate representatives, including Vice President Jiang Yutao, and President Guo Liang of the company, delivered special speeches. The launch ceremony for the compilation of the "Flying Vehicle Development White Paper" was also held at the meeting.
5.Wofei Changkong's self-developed TF-2 flying car under Geely
On August 25, 2022, the AAMIC Future Air Transport International Forum hosted by the China (Shanghai) Representative Office of the Royal Aircraft Society of Britain was held in Shanghai. During the forum, Wofei Changkong, a subsidiary of Geely Group, announced the full-size technology verification aircraft and development progress of the TF-2 flying car.
TF-2 is a pure electric vertical take-off and landing 5-seat flying car/eVTOL independently developed by Wofei Changkong, which can meet the needs of zero emission, low noise, and high frequency commercial operations within and between cities and cities. TF-2 has the ability to meet the reasonable and feasible product of typical use scenarios, has competitive operational economy and outstanding configuration expansion capabilities, and can provide coverage of urban circles at 1/4~1/6 operating costs of helicopters, from the high-end Business to the public. Currently, the TF-2 full-size technology verification machine has been completed and is expected to achieve its first flight by the end of 2022.
6. China plans to establish a manned unmanned aviation transportation system by 2035html
On August 22, 2022, the Civil Aviation Administration of China solicited opinions on the "Road Map of Civil Unmanned Aviation Development of Roadmap V1.0 (Draft for Comments)". The development path of "carrying first, then carrying passengers; generalization first, then transportation; isolation first, then integration" was proposed, and a series of development goals for the operation and management of the unmanned aviation industry were set.
According to the solicitation of opinions, by 2025, urban short-distance low-speed light and small logistics distribution unmanned aircraft will gradually mature; low-altitude ton-class unmanned aircraft will be gradually used in the short-distance branch line. By 2030, the urban medium and short-distance fast and small and medium-sized logistics distribution unmanned aircraft will be gradually applied; large-scale unmanned aircraft with high-altitude tons in the middle of the branch line will be gradually applied.
By 2035, the urban medium and long-distance fast medium and large logistics distribution unmanned aircraft will be gradually promoted; the branch long-distance high-altitude large unmanned aircraft will realize route flight.
This is regarded as a great benefit for low-altitude opening by the flying automobile industry.
