On December 18, GAC launched a brand new eVTOL (electrical vertical take-off and touchdown plane) model known as Govy (Gaoyu in Chinese language), concentrating on the low-altitude Robo-AirTaxi economic system in China. The model’s first product known as the Govy AirJet was unveiled, which can also be GAC’s second flying automobile after the GOVE. The Govy AirJet will begin airworthiness certification, format manufacturing traces, and open reservations in 2025, in line with the official.
By 2027, GAC plans to launch a flying automobile demonstration operation plan in two to 3 cities within the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Better Bay Space. It’s value declaring that for short-distance journey inside 20 km, companies will likely be offered by the multi-rotor flying automobile Govy AirCar; whereas the Govy AirJet will present companies for journey wants inside 200 km.
The Govy AirJet’s continues to undertake the halo design idea, just like the Gove, with a white, black, and purple (or blue) colour scheme. Greater than 90% of the construction is fabricated from carbon fiber composite supplies. An clever sensing, choice, and impediment avoidance system can also be current, with the assistance of a radar and digital camera notion system, compute unit, and a fusion navigation system.
The peak is 2.3 meters tall. The utmost flight velocity can attain 250 km/h.
The Govy AirJet is supplied with an 8-axis distributed propulsion system, a 100 kW electrical direct-eDrive duct-fan, and a triple redundant heterogeneous management system. The official vary is 200 km and the quick charging time is half-hour. GAC additionally plans to equip the Govy AirJet with all-solid-state batteries sooner or later, offering an estimated vary of 400 km, to focus on long-distance journey.
Inside, the cabin encompasses a 1+1+X format, which may seat 3 to 4 passengers. The primary row is designed as an open house, and the third row is an “X” versatile house.
Within the entrance of the cabin is a protracted navigation display screen.
There may be additionally a protracted “adaptive consolation hub” to the facet of the cabin, which has armrests, audio system, cupholders, ambient lights, and cell phone wi-fi charging, just like a car cockpit.
Supply: GAC, Yiche
