In pics: China's eVTOL industry accelerates next-gen productivity

An EH216-S passenger-carrying unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft developed by EHang, conducts a test flight in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, south China, March 14, 2025. /VCG

A UFO-shaped eVTOL aircraft independently developed by Hubei Dianying Technology completes a successful test flight in Wuhan, Hubei Province, central China, February 24, 2026. /VCG

An eVTOL aircraft developed under China's aerospace manufacturing program completes its maiden flight, February 6, 2026. /VCG

An Autoflight V5000, the world's first 5-tonne-class eVTOL unmanned aircraft independently developed by the company, conducts a full transition flight test at an operational testing base in Kunshan, Jiangsu Province, east China, February 5, 2026. /VCG

A view of the flying car named "Land Aircraft Carrier," developed by Chinese company Xpeng Aero, is seen during its first public flight demonstration in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on October 12, 2025. /VCG

AutoFlight delivers the V2000CG CarryAll, the world's first tonne-class eVTOL aircraft granted full airworthiness certification (TC, PC and AC), July 22, 2025. /VCG

A 2-tonne class eVTOL aircraft developed by AutoFlight carries a red life raft and airdrops it into a designated section of the Yangtze River during an emergency rescue drill in Wuhan, Hubei Province, central China, July 15, 2025. /VCG

A team conducts testing and flight debugging of a crewed eVTOL aircraft in Dongying, Shandong Province, east China, July 8, 2025. /VCG