SHENZHEN, China - China has completed what it calls the world’s first offshore oil-platform cargo mission by a two-ton electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft
The unmanned V2000CG CarryAll took off from the coastal city of Shenzhen on Sunday, carried fresh fruit and emergency medical supplies across open water for 58 minutes, and touched down 150 kilometers (about 93 miles) away on a China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) platform, Kaif Shaikh reports for Interesting Engineering. Continue reading original article.
The Military & Aerospace Electronics take:
5 August 2025 - Advanced air mobility company AutoFlight in Shanghai has completed what it says is the world’s first offshore cargo delivery using a certified electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. On 3 August 2025, the AutoFlight V2000CG CarryAll - a 2-metric-ton class unmanned eVTOL platform -transported fresh supplies and emergency medical materials from Shenzhen to the Huizhou 19-3 offshore oil platform. AutoFlight's cargo eVTOL was certified in China in late July.
The aircraft’s deployment was coordinated in partnership with the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) and CITIC Offshore Helicopter. The mission integrated digital air traffic control and route planning, showcasing a networked infrastructure supporting beyond-line-of-sight (BLOS) flight operations over water.
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