XPeng-backed HT Aero to soon debut Voyager X2 ‘flying car’ in Europe

Shanghai (Gasgoo)- The Voyager X2, the fifth-generation "flying car" of HT Aero, an UAM (urban air mobility) company affiliated to XPeng Inc. arrived in the Netherlands a few days ago, indicating that the model will soon make its debut in Europe.

HT Aero said via its WeChat account that it is about to hold an event to introduce the Voyager X2 to the public in Europe.

Voyager X2; photo credit: HT Aero

The European Union is advancing the Single European Sky Air Traffic Management Research (SESAR) project, which aims to ensure the modernisation of the European air traffic management (ATM) system, for the sake of the sustainability of European aviation and the forecasted increase in air traffic. The European ATM system's digital “domain management technology” is likely to provide technical support for the operation of HT Aero's “flying cars” in Europe and can promote the development of low-orbit flying cars in terms of both manufacturing and operation, said HT Aero.

The Voyager X2 successfully made its maiden flight in June 2021. According to Zhao Deli, founder and president of HT Aero, the model's trial flight in Europe is scheduled to start in the first half this year.

The Voyager X2 is HT Aero's first aircraft to feature an enclosed cockpit. The fuselage is comprised of carbon fiber and weighs about 560 kilograms with the battery. The model is able to accommodate two passengers under its maximum load of 200 kilograms.

The vehicle can cruise at a maximum designed speed of 130 km/h and has a range of 35 minutes at a designed flying height of under 1,000 meters, suitable for low-altitude urban flight scenarios, according to HT Aero's earlier introduction.

Besides, Voyager X2 is equipped with a highly intelligent flight control system and autonomous flying capability, able to conduct autonomous flight route planning, all-round real-time imaging, real-time flight monitoring, two-way real-time communications, all-round environmental perception and autonomous return and landing.