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Autoflight Unveils First 5-Ton Heavy Lift eVTOL Aircraft

February 6, 2026 by staff Leave a Comment

AutoFlight has introduced Matrix, the world's first 5-ton eVTOL aircraft, successfully completing a public full transition flight demonstration at its low-altitude flight test facility in Kunshan, China on February 5, 2026. 5-Ton eVTOL Achieves Historic Flight Milestone During the demonstration, Matrix flew alongside AutoFlight's 2-ton CarryAll cargo eVTOL, completing the … [Read more...] about Autoflight Unveils First 5-Ton Heavy Lift eVTOL Aircraft

AutoFlight Delivers World’s First One-Ton eVTOL Aircraft with Full Airworthiness Certification

August 7, 2025 by Ian McNabb Leave a Comment

AutoFlight CarryAll eVTOL certification

China’s AutoFlight achieves a world-first with certified heavy-lift eVTOL drone, paving the way for large-scale low-altitude operations. Historic Delivery of Certified Heavy-Lift eVTOL Shanghai-based advanced air mobility company AutoFlight has made aviation history by delivering the world’s first electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft with a maximum take-off … [Read more...] about AutoFlight Delivers World’s First One-Ton eVTOL Aircraft with Full Airworthiness Certification

AutoFlight Receives CAAC Production Certificate for CarryAll eVTOL Cargo Aircraft

January 31, 2025 by Miriam McNabb Leave a Comment

Milestone Certification Enables Mass Production of 2-Ton Electric Aircraft The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has granted AutoFlight a Production Certificate (PC) for its CarryAll unmanned cargo aircraft. AutoFlight announced that this approval marks the first-ever production license for a 2-ton electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, clearing … [Read more...] about AutoFlight Receives CAAC Production Certificate for CarryAll eVTOL Cargo Aircraft

Advanced Air Mobility Firefighting: AutoFlight’s eVTOL Drone Solution

November 16, 2023 by Miriam McNabb 2 Comments

Advanced Air Mobility firefighting eVTOL

AutoFlight unveils high-payload advanced air mobility firefighting program and debuts fully functional prototype by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Walker Robinson AutoFlight has announced their electric vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) firefighting program and prototype drone. The firefighting drone is a modified version of Autoflight’s CarryAll product with an impressive range … [Read more...] about Advanced Air Mobility Firefighting: AutoFlight’s eVTOL Drone Solution

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