On December 18, GAC launched a new eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft) brand called Govy (Gaoyu in Chinese), targeting the low-altitude Robo-AirTaxi economy in China. The brand’s first product called the Govy AirJet was unveiled, which is also GAC’s second flying car after the GOVE. The Govy AirJet will start airworthiness certification, layout production lines, and open reservations in 2025, according to the official.
By 2027, GAC plans to launch a flying car demonstration operation plan in two to three cities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. It is worth pointing out that for short-distance travel within 20 km, services will be provided by the multi-rotor flying car Govy AirCar; while the Govy AirJet will provide services for travel needs within 200 km.
The Govy AirJet’s continues to adopt the halo design concept, similar to the Gove, with a white, black, and purple (or blue) color scheme. More than 90% of the structure is made of carbon fiber composite materials. An intelligent sensing, decision, and obstacle avoidance system is also present, with the help of a radar and camera perception system, compute unit, and a fusion navigation system.
The height is 2.3 meters tall. The maximum flight speed can reach 250 km/h.
The Govy AirJet is equipped with an 8-axis distributed propulsion system, a 100 kW electric direct-eDrive duct-fan, and a triple redundant heterogeneous control system. The official range is 200 km and the fast charging time is 30 minutes. GAC also plans to equip the Govy AirJet with all-solid-state batteries in the future, providing an estimated range of 400 km, to target long-distance travel.
Inside, the cabin features a 1+1+X layout, which can seat 3 to 4 passengers. The first row is designed as an open space, and the third row is an “X” flexible space.
In the front of the cabin is a long navigation screen.
There is also a long “adaptive comfort hub” to the side of the cabin, which has armrests, speakers, cupholders, ambient lights, and mobile phone wireless charging, similar to a vehicle cockpit.
Source: GAC, Yiche
