EHang's VT35 eVTOL enters flight testing ahead of public debut

EHang has moved its VT35 electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft into a flight-testing phase after completing final assembly of the first prototype, according to the company. A public demonstration flight is planned for December 2025.

The VT35 is designed as an autonomous, lift-plus-cruise eVTOL intended to carry two passengers in a cabin with wide viewing windows. The aircraft uses eight distributed lift propellers mounted on tandem wings, arranged with four facing upward and four downward to provide vertical lift, along with a rear-mounted pusher propeller for forward flight. Each propeller is driven by its own electric motor, a configuration described as distributed electric propulsion, which the company says reduces the risk of a single critical failure and improves overall redundancy.

Certification of the VT35 is expected to proceed through the Civil Aviation Administration of China, the same regulator that certified EHang's earlier EH216-S model. The company anticipates that its prior experience navigating certification for the EH216-S will help accelerate the approval process for the VT35.

No further technical specifications, pricing, or commercial launch timelines were disclosed beyond the aircraft's design description and the stated testing milestone.