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Airworthiness Certification Process
2020
Dec.
Submitting the EH216-S UAV System Type Certificate (“TC”) Application.
2021
Jan.
The CAAC Aircraft Airworthiness Certification Department officially accepted the application, marking the birth of the world’s first passenger-carrying unmanned aircraft type certification project.
Apr.
The CAAC formed a certification team and officially began the certification process.
2022
Feb.
The CAAC officially issued the Special Conditions for the EH216-S Unmanned Aircraft System.
Sep.
The Project Specific Certification Plan was signed.
Oct.
It entered the conformity substantiation and verification phase.
Dec.
The CAAC officially approved the full certification plan for Prototype 0001, passing the conformity inspection.
2023
Aug.
Completed all conformity test flights within the conformity substantiation and verification phase, including the final type certification test flights certified by the CAAC.
Oct.
EH216-S successfully obtained the type certificate from the CAAC, marking a global breakthrough in the field of passenger-carrying eVTOL unmanned aircraft.
Dec.
EH216-S received a type certificate from the CAAC, making it the world’s first eVTOL aircraft to be granted a TC.
2024
Mar.
EHang secures the Production Certificate from the CAAC, clearing the path for mass production of EH216-S pilotless eVTOL aircraft.
2025
Mar.
EHang’s EH216-S eVTOL operators obtained the first batch of Air Operator Certificates (OC) for civil human-carrying pilotless aerial vehicles from the CAAC.
Significant Certification Achievements
1000+
days Duration
500+
subjects Assessment tests
40000+
Flights
65
major items Certification tests
450+
subjects Formal conformity verification tests
Arm Structure Strength Test
Landing Gear System Static Test
Landing Gear Drop Test
Seat and Seatbelt Structure Static Strength Test
Full Aircraft Static Test
Propeller Test
From Zero to One: China’s Solution to
Propel “Air Taxis” into the Future
Propel “Air Taxis” into the Future
EH216-S is both a passenger-carrying unmanned aircraft system and an
electric vertical takeoff and landing (“eVTOL”) aircraft. People
involved in Chinese civil aviation have navigated uncharted waters,
moving from having no applicable airworthiness standards to issuing
the world’s first type certificate for a passenger-carrying eVTOL
unmanned aircraft system. This not only filled the gap in relevant
airworthiness standards but also marked that China’s airworthiness
certification for passenger-carrying eVTOL unmanned aircraft systems
is at the forefront globally, contributing Chinese wisdom and
solutions to the development of global aviation.
*Source: CAAC News View full text
What changes will it bring
to future smart cities?
to future smart cities?
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