GUANGZHOU -- Chinese drone startup EHang has obtained type certification for its electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, in what the company is calling the "world's first" such approval.
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EHang has received certification from China's aviation authorities for its eVTOL aircraft, seen here at a May expo in Macao. (Photo by Takashi Kawakami)
GUANGZHOU -- Chinese drone startup EHang has obtained type certification for its electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, in what the company is calling the "world's first" such approval.