Asia-Pacific AAM Report 1H 2023
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OEM OVERVIEW<br />
Volant Aerotech<br />
Mainland China | Founded in 2021<br />
Volant Aerotech, founded in 2021 in Shanghai, has a research and development center in Shanghai and an assembly and testing center in<br />
Xingyi. The core business of Volant includes researching, developing, designing, and manufacturing passenger-grade eVTOLs, with the VE25<br />
being its flagship product. Volant signed a Partnership for Safety Plan (PSP) with the CAAC (Civil Aviation Administration of China) East China<br />
Regional Administration. Together with China Southern Airlines General Aviation, Zhuhai Flight Training Center, ACCEL, and other leading<br />
enterprises, Volant published "New Air Mobility/Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing Aircraft Pilot Training White Paper" and “Passenger<br />
eVTOL Applications and Market White Paper”. Volant established a “type certification” (TC) team in January 2022.<br />
VE25<br />
PROJECT<br />
TYPE<br />
OPERATION<br />
RANGE 1<br />
PHASE Prototype Development<br />
Lift + Cruise<br />
Piloted<br />
200 km/ 400 km<br />
CRUISE SPEED<br />
235 km/h<br />
SEATS 6<br />
ELECTRIC MOTORS 10<br />
Note: 1. The VE25 will have a target range of 200 kilometers using first generation battery and 400 kilometers using third generation batteries.<br />
The VE25 adopted a Lift and Cruise configuration with a pair of high gull wings and four booms with eight propellors on the wings.<br />
The maximum speed of the VE25 is 235 kilometers per hour. The vehicle can carry five passengers with one pilot and will be used for<br />
passenger transport, medical rescue, and cargo shipping.<br />
<strong>1H</strong> <strong>2023</strong> ASIA-PACIFIC <strong>AAM</strong> REPORT | 39
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