Having a car that flies may sound very good, but as all means of transport, it has its risks. It has been verified during an essay for the Changchun Air Showan aerial exhibition that takes place in the northeast of China and in which this Tuesday Two flying electric vehicles collided in the air and left one of the injured pilots.
Xpeng Aerohtthe flying carbilial of the Chinese manufacturer of electric vehicles Xpengpointed out that the two Evtol They collided during a training exercise due to a ‘insufficient flight distance’ Among them. The acronym EVTOL corresponds to Electric Pasa Take-Off and Landing; that is to say, Electric take -off aircraft and vertical landing aircraft in Spanish.
‘One landed safely, while the other It caught fire by landing due to fuselage damage‘, adds the company.
Videos that circulate on Chinese social networks and collected by state media showed smoke leaving one of the aircraft. Fire and ambulances trucks quickly went to the place while the emergency equipment secured the area.
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‘All personnel in the place are safe, and the competent agencies have completed the control work in an orderly manner, with The specific cause of the accident still under investigation‘, added Xpeng Aeroht.
According to CNNthe two vehicles were making Complicated maneuvers in closed formation before shockafter which the injured pilot was transferred to a nearby hospital. The half cites an employee of the company, not authorized to speak publicly, who ensures that one of the pilots suffered Mild wounds.
Xpeng Aeroht, founded in 2013, is presented as The largest company Flying Cars in Asia. Develop modular flying cars, tilting rotor aircraft and evtol models.
The vehicle involved in the exhibition can complete between five and six flights with a single load. It also has a panoramic cabin of 270 degreesunique lever controls and operates at altitudes of Between 300 and 500 meters.
The accident comes at a time when China drives its ‘Low altitude economy’a sector that covers drones, flying taxis and other air services below 3,000 meters.
He Communist Party included this term in its annual government work report for the first time last year, pointing out Your priority as a growth engine. In 2023, China already had more than 2,000 drone manufacturers and more than 20,000 companies operating UAVaccording to the state state media. Several cities in the country are also testing distributions with drones for packages, food and medical supplies.