Helicopter Fleet Report YE 2023

SPECIAL FEATURE
ZEROG
ZeroG is headquartered in Hefei. ZG-ONE is a small eVTOL designed
for only one pilot and one passenger, and can fly up to 30 km. In
2023, ZeroG completed two rounds of financing, in June and August
respectively, with each round raising nearly USD $13.89 million,
which the company says will allow it continue sustained research
and development in the AAM field. In October, the assembly of its
first-generation multi-copter eVTOL aircraft, ZG-ONE, was completed,
and it successfully underwent a test flight. At the same time, ZeroG
signed purchase agreements for the ZG-ONE model with several
eVTOL operators, including Nanjing Changrun Transportation
Technology, a company specializing in the research and development
of intelligent transportation devices. Over the next five years, it
plans to purchase more than 230 ZG-ONEs. The company is actively
collaborating with the Civil Aviation Administration of China to
expedite its eVTOL model airworthiness certification.
Australia
AMSL Aero
AMSL Aero is an aerospace company based in New South Wales,
Australia, with flight test facilities in Wellington, NSW. Its VERTIIA
is a vectored thrust eVTOL. The standard model is designed to
accommodate five passengers, with a cruising speed of 300 km/h
and a range of up to 250 km. The production model is expected
to be primarily used for passenger transportation, military, rescue,
and emergency medical purposes. This also marks the first
eVTOL produced in Australia. In February 2023, it successfully
conducted a tethered hover maiden flight with a full-scale prototype.
Subsequently, multiple prototype test flights were conducted, with
plans to enter mass production in 2026.
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