Less than three years after the launch of the project, here is the E20+, an electric convertiplane to transport four passengers for 200km at 300 kmh
That i vertical take-off electric flying vehicles they would have been protagonists of Dubai Airshow 2025 it was obvious. In addition to greater ease of investment, it is easier to fly and experiment in the United Arab Emirates than in Europe and even China. These are the advantages of having a lot of money and being very close to a desert and a low population density, but also of knowing how to attract investments. So at the opening of the event here it is Autocraftan Abu Dhabi joint venture, presents to the public for the first time the E20+ fixed-wing tiltrotor built in China.
China’s moves
The People’s Republic is making great maneuvers in those parts, as demonstrated by the presence of this new one fully electric vehicle produced by TCab Tech of Shanghai, composed of a cockpit supported in flight by four steerable rotors, then by a tiltrotor, each with a five-bladed rotor, and pushed by two fixed rotors which, according to Autocraft, should emit only 45 dB of noise, an incredibly low sound pressure. The vehicle is already flying in China, where certification tests are reportedly underway at the local aviation authority (Caac). Autocraft also has a pre-order agreement with TCab to supply up to 350 aircraft intended for air tourism as well as air taxi operations in the Middle East and North Africa.
The features of the E20+
Compared to other eVtols seen so far, the E20+ therefore shows a very complex architecture and highly flexible systems with interchangeable 800 Volt batteries positioned in the wings and controlled by circuits that allow them to be recharged from 20% to 85% in just twenty minutes. Autocraft, a subsidiary of technology company K2, says its eVtol travels at aat a cruising speed of 260 km/h reaching a maximum of 320 km/h, and that its autonomy reaches 200 km maintaining a typical altitude between 300 and 600 meters. The cockpit accommodates a single pilot with a maximum of four passengers.
Aircraft history
The history of this aircraft began in 2021 but it was last July That Autocrafta company from the United Arab Emirates, signed the memorandum of understanding with Shanghai TCab Technology (with offices in Singapore and Malaysia), the Chinese manufacturer of electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft worth 1 billion dollars. So, Yon Wui NG, former chief engineer of Airbus China and today CEO of TCab Tech, declared: “The global market is expressing strong confidence in Chinese aeronautical technology” The Shanghai-based eVTOL pioneer specializes in tiltrotor passenger aircraft, with overseas subsidiaries in Singapore and Malaysia.
The evolution of the situation in the Emirates
For about two years the team of TCab Tech technicians and the representatives of the Civil Aviation Authority of the United Arab Emirates have been collaborating to complete the programs for airworthiness certificationas well as to create regulations and operating rules to be able to use this flying machine even in an urban environment. However, the delivery of the first batch of orders is expected only after obtaining the airworthiness certificate from the Chinese Civil Aviation Authority (Caac).
The Chinese presence in the United Arab Emirates is increasingly marked: recently the national aerobatic team Al Fursan (The Knights of the Emirates) changed aircraft, passing from the Italian MB339NAT to the Chinese Hongdu L-15 Falcon. However, something Italian remained: the livery was created by the Italian Mirco Pecorari, already author of the aesthetics of the Royal Jordanian Falcons and some liveries of Air Force aircraft.
