{"id":22943,"date":"2022-07-26T00:51:40","date_gmt":"2022-07-26T00:51:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=22943"},"modified":"2022-07-26T00:51:42","modified_gmt":"2022-07-26T00:51:42","slug":"eh216-completes-demo-flight-tour-in-4-japanese-cities-to-mark-1000-day-countdown-of-expo-2025-osaka-kansai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/international-news\/eh216-completes-demo-flight-tour-in-4-japanese-cities-to-mark-1000-day-countdown-of-expo-2025-osaka-kansai\/%20","title":{"rendered":"EH216 Completes Demo Flight Tour in 4 Japanese Cities to Mark 1,000-Day Countdown of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>EHang Holdings Limited announced that its EH216 AAV has\nsuccessfully completed a demo flight tour across 4 cities in Japan in July and\nexpanded its footprint for the first time into the Kansai region, Kyushu region\nand Shikoku region after its demo flights in Okayama and Fukushima cities last\nyear. Notably, on July 18, EH216 made a stunning appearance on the ceremonial\nday marking the 1,000-day countdown to the opening of the Expo 2025 Osaka,\nKansai. These recent unmanned EH216 demo flights in Japan included over-the-sea\nflights as well as point-to-point flights, both believed to be the firsts for\nan electric vertical take-off and landing (\u201ceVTOL\u201d) vehicle in Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"215\" height=\"149\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/eh-722-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22945\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>With the support of EHang\u2019s local partners, including\nOkayama Kurashiki Mizushima Aero &amp; Space Industry Cluster Study Group\n(\u201cMASC\u201d), this EH216 flight tour in 4 Japanese cities made multiple\nbreakthroughs in exploring urban air mobility (\u201cUAM\u201d) use cases such as aerial\nsightseeing over the sea, air mobility, and smart logistics in Japan. On July\n6, EH216 performed Japan\u2019s first eVTOL demo flight over the sea for aerial\nsightseeing in Fukuyama City in Hiroshima Prefecture. On July 13, EH216\ncompleted Japan\u2019s first eVTOL point-to-point demo flight for air mobility in\nOita City in Oita Prefecture. On July 21, EH216 conducted a demo flight\ncarrying 80 kilograms of cargos for logistics transportation in Sakaide City in\nKagawa Prefecture. Other than flight demos, EH216 has also been exhibited in\ndowntown Oita on July 14 to further expand public cognition and interest in UAM\nfor its future operations in Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai looks to introduce this\ninnovative eVTOL technology to the public and has plans to use eVTOL vehicles\nfor visitor transportation at the Expo. Japanese authorities have established a\npublic-private council for air transportation reformation in accelerating the\nimplementation of related schemes and roadmaps. On the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai\n1000-day countdown ceremonial day, EH216 successfully completed a demo flight\nin Amagasaki City in Hyogo Prefecture, witnessed by local government officials\nand the Consulate-General of China in Osaka as well as press, in order to\nassist local authorities in exploring the application of autonomous air\nmobility solutions and promote eVTOL flights at the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hiroshi Kirino, Chairman of MASC, said, \u201cWe are very pleased\nthat we were able to conduct demo flights in the cities of Amagasaki, Fukuyama,\nSakaide, and Oita, which are located along the coast of the Seto Inland Sea,\nwitnessed by local residents who were very eager to experience the advanced air\nmobility technology. I feel that we will be able to take a big step forward\ntoward manned flights at the Osaka-Kansai Expo in 2025 from each of the demo\nflights: the sea flight, the flight between two points, the flight with the\nlargest payload to date, and the flight at sea where the Expo site is visible.\nMASC will continue to develop use cases for flying vehicles in logistics,\ntourism, emergency transportation, and disaster response, and will continue to\ntake on the challenges of airborne business, including takeoff and landing\nsites, in cooperation with the public and private sectors.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hu Huazhi, Founder, Chairman and CEO of EHang, noted, \u201cWe\nare very pleased to complete the EH216 demo flight tour in 4 Japanese cities,\nwhich has set our footprint in up to 6 cities across Japan, and laid a solid\nfoundation for our continuous expansion in the Japanese market. With EHang\u2019s\nfirst mover advantages and leading expertise in AAV technologies, we expect to\nhave the opportunity to provide EH216 flights for the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai,\nand implement EHang\u2019s safe, autonomous and eco-friendly UAM solutions in Japan\nin the near future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the video of EH216 demo flight tour in 4 Japanese\ncities:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"EH216 Completes Demo Flight Tour in 4 Japanese Cities\" width=\"648\" height=\"365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1sZFbhKm_t8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EHang Holdings Limited announced that its EH216 AAV has successfully completed a demo flight tour across 4 cities in Japan in July and expanded its footprint for the first time into the Kansai region, Kyushu region and Shikoku region after its demo flights in Okayama and Fukushima cities last year. 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