Amatekisi Omoya Enza Indiza Ye-Flight Debut E-Saudi Arabia

I-Autonomous Air taxi yokuqala emhlabeni inelayisensi yokuqala yokundiza edolobheni elingcwele laseSaudi Arabia iMecca.

Ngomhla ziyi-12 kuNhlangulana, i-EH216-S, imodeli yetekisi yomoya ekhiqizwe inkampani yokuhamba emoyeni i-EHang Holdings, yandiza, yahambisa abagibeli ababili.

I-EH216-S iyindiza engenawoyela ephuma ugesi eqonde mpo futhi ehlalayo (eVTOL) enemvume ekhethekile evela kuGeneral Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) yase-Saudi Arabia.

I-EH216-S inomthamo omkhulu wempahla wamakhilogremu angama-220.

Ikwazi ukundiza ngesivinini esiphezulu esingafika kumakhilomitha angu-130 ngehora, futhi ikwazi ukufinyelela kumakhilomitha angu-35.
Indiza ikala amamitha angu-1.85 ukuphakama namamitha angu-5.63 ububanzi, eyenzelwe ukusetshenziswa ezindaweni zasemadolobheni.

Mayelana nomkhiqizi wamatekisi omoya, u-EHang

Ngokusekelwe kuwebhusayithi ye-EHang, “iyinkampani yenkundla yobuchwepheshe yokuhamba komoya yasemadolobheni (“UAM”)” esebenza ngokukhethekile kumasistimu nezisombululo zezimoto zasemoyeni ezingenamuntu (“UAV”).

Lokhu kuhlanganisa ezokuthutha zabagibeli kanye nempahla, ukuphathwa kwedolobha elihlakaniphile, nezixazululo zemidiya yasemoyeni.
I-EHang Holdings Limited izinze e-Guangzhou, isikhungo sezimboni nezohwebo sase-China.

I-EHang ithole imvume yendiza ngo-Ephreli 2024.

Njengoba ibambisene nenkampani yokutshalwa kwezimali nentuthuko yaseSaudi iFront End, i-EHang manje izama ukuthola imvume yokuthi itekisi lomoya i-EH216-S lidayiswe emakethe yaseSaudi.

Uthe u-Huazhi Hu, Umsunguli, oyi-CEO kanye noSihlalo we-EHang, “Le ndiza yokuqala ye-EH216-S engenamshayeli i-eVTOL e-Saudi Arabia iphawula ingqopha-mlando eqhubekayo yokuhwebelana kwamazwe ngamazwe kwe-EHang kanye nesinyathelo esibalulekile esiya phambili ekuqhubekiseleni phambili i-UAV ethuthukisiwe emhlabeni wonke.[unmanned aerial vehicle] ukuguqula, okubonisa amandla emikhiqizo yethu ye-eVTOL engahloliwe kanye nezixazululo zokwamukelwa kabanzi emakethe yaseMpumalanga Ephakathi.”

Ingqophamlando enkulu yezokundiza

Iphrojekthi yamatekisi yomoya iyingxenye yohlelo lwe-Saudi Arabia Advanced Air Mobility (AAM), oluqondisa amatekisi andizayo azimele njenge-EH216-S.

Ukusetshenziswa kwayo okuningi kuhlanganisa ukuthwala imishini yezokwelapha, ukuhlinzeka ngohambo oluphuthumayo, ukuthutha abahambi phakathi kwezindawo ezingcwele, kanye nempahla noma izinto zokuhamba.

“Le ndiza ikhombisa intuthuko enkulu ekuhlanganiseni izixazululo ze-Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) endaweni yezindiza yase-Saudi Arabia,” kuphawula uMongameli we-GACA, u-Abdulaziz Al-Duailej.

“Sizibophezele ezindinganisweni eziphakeme kakhulu zokuphepha kanye nokuhlanganiswa kwayo okungenamthungo ezinhlelweni ezikhona zethrafikhi yezindiza,” wengeza.

“Le ndiza futhi isebenza njengobufakazi bomqondo wamacala amaningi okusetshenziswa futhi inomthelela ezinhlelweni ezahlukahlukene zemephu yomgwaqo ye-AAM.”

“Siyakwazisa ukwesekwa kwe-Front End ne-EHang ukumaka lesi sigameko esiyingqopha-mlando eSaudi Arabia.”

Amanye amatekisi asemoyeni emkhathizwe

NgoJanuwari 2024, iSaudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) yamemezela ukuthi ihlela ukusebenzisa amatekisi andizayo ukuthutha abahambi baseHajj nase-Umrah phakathi kweKing Abdulaziz International Airport eJeddah namahhotela aseMecca.

Ngokusho kommeleli waseSaudia, inkampani yezindiza kazwelonke ihlela ukuthenga i-100 all-electric Lilium Jets, i-eVTOL yaseJalimane.

Ngokungafani ne-EH216-S, lawa majethi angakwazi ukuthutha abagibeli abane kuya kwabayisithupha futhi anganciphisa isikhathi sezindiza, okuhlanganisa ibanga elingamakhilomitha angu-250.

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