First Drone That Can Transport of Passengers
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Drone electric one seat that can carry loads up to 286 pounds, including a single passenger and a small bag to fly for at least 23 minutes.
Currently, EHang is testing the technology in China, including flight test with humans. So far, the aeronautics company has conducted a test flight with humans more than 1,000 hours, with the plan two or three times that over the next few months.
The shuttle air it does not require testing or special training for human passengers other than knowing how to work the GPS unit. Simply enter your location and unmanned aircraft does the rest.
If you have an emergency in the middle of a flight or a system malfunction, the aircraft following the pilot control in a control center that will navigate you safely to the ground.
Safety obviously a key aspect in the design of EHang. In addition to support long-distance flight, the drone will automatically land you at the nearest safe area if it starts running out of battery.
After landing, it will take about four hours until the battery is fully charged and ready drones for other flights.
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This drone weight under 500 pounds and is almost entirely made of carbon fiber. Drone is equipped with quad-propellor design, internal tablet touchscreen to control navigation and bucket seats are designed to make your trip more comfortable.
When asked about the regulatory hurdles, CEO EHang Huazhi Hu said that it is "virgin territory" and that he is currently working with the FAA, and the attitude of the organization so far "support."
He said that EHang and hope to be able to map the FAA regulations for this type of vehicle so that the company could begin flight tests in the US later this year.
Nowadays anyone can not buy EHang 184, but when released, Hu estimated the price of US $ 200 thousand-300 thousand.
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