Watch AutoFlight’s Air Taxi Test Article Go from Vertical to Horizontal Flight

Chinese electric vertical takeoff and landing company accelerates global expansion.

Thom Patterson

Friday, January 28, 2022 at 12:57 PM ET

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AutoFlight says its first air taxi production model will be ready to enter service by 2025. [Courtesy: AutoFlight]

Key Takeaways:

Chinese eVTOL company AutoFlight is expanding globally, establishing a new research and development facility in Germany and appointing former Airbus manager Mark Robert Henning to lead its European operations.
AutoFlight successfully demonstrated its Prosperity I passenger eVTOL prototype transitioning from vertical to horizontal flight, a critical phase for air taxis.
The Prosperity I is designed to carry three passengers and a pilot, with a target range of 250 km and a top speed of 200 km/h, aiming for passenger transport certification by 2025.

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Chinese electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) company AutoFlight is moving forward with plans for a new research and development facility in Germany, while continuing to test its new passenger air taxi prototype.

This week, AutoFlight released new video showing its Prosperity I proof of concept test article transitioning from vertical to horizontal flight—among the most challenging flight phases for eVTOL aircraft. Prosperity is intended to be AutoFlight’s first passenger aircraft, after focusing solely on cargo drones.