Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
With the unveiling of the 5.7-metric-ton V5000 Matrix, China’s AutoFlight could reshape the emerging electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing sector, challenging industry assumptions about the business model for urban air taxis.
With a maximum takeoff weight of 5,700 kg (12,570 lb.), the V5000 was publicly demonstrated Feb. 5 at the Shanghai-based company’s test center in neighboring Kunshan, performing a complete remotely piloted transition between thrustborne hover and wingborne cruise to become the largest electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft ever flown.
With the unveiling of the 5.7-metric-ton V5000 Matrix, China’s AutoFlight could reshape the emerging electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing sector, challenging industry assumptions about the business model for urban air taxis.
With a maximum takeoff weight of 5,700 kg (12,570 lb.), the V5000 was publicly demonstrated Feb. 5 at the Shanghai-based company’s test center in neighboring Kunshan, performing a complete remotely piloted transition between thrustborne hover and wingborne cruise to become the largest electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft ever flown.
