Tuesday, 29 July 2025

China has launched a two—ton electric helicopter - and this may be the end of the helicopter era

The Chinese company AutoFlight has blown up the aviation world: She officially unveiled the world's first fully certified two—ton eVTOL, an electric aircraft with vertical takeoff and landing. And this is not a toy, but a serious machine that can already be used for real. It's called the CarryAll V2000CG, and according to experts, it could be the beginning of the end for conventional helicopters.

Why is everyone so excited? Because this device combines the best of a helicopter and an airplane: it takes off and lands like a helicopter — right from the pad, without a runway — and in the air switches to an effective horizontal flight mode, like an airplane. At the same time, it is 100% electric, which makes it quieter, cheaper to maintain and more environmentally friendly than any helicopter.

A mass of two tons is a lot for eVTOL. Such a device can carry not just passengers, but cargo, equipment, and be used in rescue operations, construction, logistics, and even for military purposes. Imagine delivering a heavy load to the roof of a skyscraper or to a remote mountain area without noise and exhaust.

The experts couldn't hold back: one of them bluntly stated, "This is the death of the helicopter era." The difference in cost, noise, and environmental friendliness is too great. And China is already actively building infrastructure for urban air mobility — flying taxis, air couriers, and "high-altitude" logistics hubs.

AutoFlight has already received large international orders, and the eVTOL market in China is growing rapidly. This is not just a fashion trend, it is part of a national strategy to develop a low—altitude economy, where the sky above cities becomes a new transport layer.

So if you thought flying cars were from the future, then China has already started that future. And it's electric, quiet, and without screw tails.

CarryAll V2000CG

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