WEFLY W280 passenger eVTOL completes first flight in Suzhou

The W280, a 2-tonne-class full-scale five-seat passenger eVTOL independently developed by Qifei Aviation Technology (WEFLY), completed its first flight at Shengze Lake in Suzhou, officially entering the flight-test verification phase. The aircraft uses a compound-wing configuration and an all-composite fuselage, with a domestic content rate of 95%, a maximum takeoff weight of 2.8 tonnes, a maximum range of 280 km, a maximum speed of 280 km/h, and noise below 50 decibels.