AutoFlight to Demonstrate Record-Breaking eVTOL at 2024 Paris Olympics

Chinese firm’s Prosperity I aircraft recently completed the longest eVTOL flight on record.

Jack Daleo

Thursday, June 22, 2023 at 02:08 PM ET

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A front view of AutoFlight’s long-range Prosperity I eVTOL. [Courtesy: AutoFlight]

Key Takeaways:

AutoFlight holds the record for the longest electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) flight, achieving 155 miles with its Prosperity I aircraft.
The company will demonstrate its Prosperity I eVTOL at the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games through experimental flights with Groupe ADP at the Pontoise vertiport.
The four-passenger Prosperity I, featuring a luxury interior designed by Frank Stephenson and an estimated price of $150,000, has already secured 670 orders, primarily in Asia.
AutoFlight is pursuing a multi-stage certification process, starting with a cargo version (Carryall) in China by 2024, followed by Prosperity I certification in China, Europe, and eventually the FAA, supported by plans for a new factory producing 1,000 aircraft annually.

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The record for the longest electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft flight does not belong to Joby Aviation, Archer Aviation, or Volocopter, the three companies topping SMG Consulting’s latest Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Reality Index.

Instead, that distinction is held by AutoFlight, which has sneakily climbed to the No. 8 spot in SMG’s rankings in recent months. In February, it eclipsed Joby’s 2021 high-water mark with a 155-mile jaunt near its headquarters in China. Now, Autoflight, which only began focusing on passenger eVTOL in 2021, is ready to put more eyes on its aircraft.