Chinese Aviation Industry

Yet another company is currently developing an eVTOL. Weixin Aerospace/Vision Aerospace (维新宇航) a prototype of its Vector-5 eVTOL.

Specs:
– Length: 11m
– Wingspan: 15.5m
– Max takeoff weight: 3,000kg
– Max payload: 680kg
– Range: 400km
– Seats: 7 (2+5 layout)

AVIC Chengdu Aircraft Co. has officially been listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.

look at this, i wrote it wrong here. It’s actually order for 60 W5000. Good boost to the program

FP-98 unmanned transport used to deliver fresh lamb meat. Yulin to Xian it looks like. It has 1.5t in payload.

by78 said:

More high-resolution images of the AS700 aerostat.

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An improved variant of AS700 has made its maiden flight. It features a new electric propulsion system, with redesigned propellers and new lithium batteries.

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Staff members remove the original paint of an inbound airplane at a one-stop aircraft maintenance base of Hainan Free Trade Port in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, Feb. 17, 2025. Since the one-stop aircraft maintenance base of Hainan Free Trade Port was put into use in 2022, a total of 83 aircraft and 17 engines have been maintained and repaired in the bonded zone, with a total value of 45.05 billion yuan (about 6.2 billion U.S. dollars). (All photos by Xinhua/Zhang Liyun)










Staff members work on inbound aircraft at a one-stop aircraft maintenance base of Hainan Free Trade Port in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, Feb. 17, 2025.

it has been a while still no news on Yang Wei? it appears this guy could really be in trouble then.

Former AVIC chairman Tan Ruisong expelled from the party for corruption.


No news about Yang Wei, but I guess no news is good news (for him)?

Two Chengdu Airlines C909s to be wet-leased to VietJet Air seen parked at Chengdu Shuangliu. Posted by @kkx1224 on Weibo.