Modern-Aviation

The Ehang 184 flies in an inverted U-shape, where you set a designated target (it can only fly short and medium distances) and it will go up, across and back down in a vertical line. It's entirely autonomous, so you won't need to get involved with the actual flying and if it detects any problems, it will automatically land in the closest and safest area.

The Ehang 184 is the largest vehicle that Ehang, a Chinese company, has manufactured to date. Ehang mostly specializes in smaller drone technologies, but has literally scaled their experience and product with the 184. The 184 has conducted successful flight tests in extreme environments, including a typhoon, and has hosted numerous public demonstration flights. Ehang is quite popular in China, but has not had the global presence that some other companies (such as Volocopter) have pursued in their marketing campaigns.

Ehang boasts more drone building experience than most other eVTOL manufacturers, and seemed to have benefited from approaching the eVTOL design process by scaling up their previous drone projects, designing an autonomous vehicle from the start, and conducting rigorous testing early and often. The company is only 4 years old, and has rapidly filled a large product line and advanced drone technology in that time frame. Their apparent good relationships with Chinese local and national government officials seems to also aid their progress. Given the huge emerging market for on-demand transportation in China, and Asia in general, Ehang has great potential to make a huge impact on the way people move. Furthermore, the recent explosion of ride-sharing services like Uber and Grab in Asia will aid in shifting public sentiment toward accepting on-demand transportation, regardless of mode.

Technical Details
Flight Endurance: 25min
Aircraft Gross Weight: 260kg
Flight Speed: 100km/h
Cruising altitude: 500m (AGL)
Charging Time: 1 hr
Rated Payload: 100kg

Materials
Main frame: Reinforced composite material with carbon fiber and epoxy
Other components: aerial aluminum alloy Shape
Length: 3.99m
Height: 1.45m
Width: 4m
Camera: 1pc (Downward-facing)

Interior
Seat Depth: 395mm
Seatback Height: 860mm
Seatback angle: 95 degrees
Storage capacity: 18-inch backpack