EHang VT35: pilotless two‑seat, long‑range eVTOL with 200+ kg payload, 216 km/h cruise and 60‑minute endurance

EHang has unveiled the VT35, a pilotless lift‑and‑cruise eVTOL and successor to the EH216‑S. The tandem‑wing, two‑seat aircraft uses eight distributed lift propellers, carries more than 200 kg useful payload, cruises at about 216 km/h and claims a 60‑minute endurance for autonomous missions.

Discovered 2025-10-13T01:25:34.573363-07:00 | 2025-10-13T01:25:34.573363-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • The VT35’s specs — pilotless operation, two seats, >200 kg payload, 216 km/h cruise and 60‑minute endurance — push eVTOL missions beyond short urban hops toward longer point‑to‑point passenger and light‑cargo roles.
  • The launch reinforces China’s emerging commercialisation pathway for larger eVTOLs, coming after the CAAC’s full type and production approvals for AutoFlight’s CarryAll V2000CG (CAAC certification of AutoFlight’s CarryAll V2000CG).
  • Infrastructure and market momentum that enable operations at scale remain active — see recent vertiport development plans and regional commercialisation pushes (vertiport development in Jeju) and Archer/Joby acceleration of UAE launch plans.

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visegradpost.com autoevolution.com Fox Business Asian Aviation pilootenvliegtuig.nl Aviation Week
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2025-10-13T01:25:34.573363-07:00
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2025-10-16T21:19:20.331952-07:00
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