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AutoFlight’s Matrix eVTOL completes first full transition flight in 5-ton class, featuring 5,700kg maximum take-off weight. Available in passenger and cargo variants with 250km electric range or 1,500km hybrid range, using distributed propulsion with 20 lift motors.
AutoFlight has completed the first full transition flight of a 5-ton class electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft with its Matrix eVTOL platform.
The demonstration took place at the company’s low-altitude flight test facility, where Matrix flew alongside AutoFlight’s 2-ton CarryAll cargo eVTOL. The aircraft transitioned from vertical take-off through cruise flight to vertical landing, validating the company’s eVTOL technologies across complex aerodynamic systems, high-power electric propulsion, and advanced flight control systems.
Matrix features a 20-meter wingspan, 17.1-meter length, and 3.3-meter height, with a maximum take-off weight of 5,700kg. The cabin measures 5.25m in length, 1.8m in width, and 1.85m in aisle height, providing 13.9m³ of interior volume.
The aircraft will be available in passenger and cargo variants. The passenger version offers flexible seating configurations, accommodating either 10 business-class seats or six VIP seats. Standard amenities include premium seating, washbasins, lavatories, climate control, ambient lighting, and oversized 1m² windows with 50% enhanced light transmission.
The cargo variant uses a hybrid power system, supporting a maximum payload of 1,500kg, and features a large forward-opening door capable of accommodating two AKE standard air cargo containers.
“Matrix is not only a rising star in the aviation industry but also an ambitious industry disruptor,” says Tian Yu, chief executive and founder at AutoFlight. “It will break the industry perception that eVTOL equals short-haul, low-load, and will reshape the rules of eVTOL routes. Through economies of scale, it significantly reduces transportation costs per seat-kilometer and ton-kilometer, revolutionizing costs and embracing profitability. It covers all scenarios from urban commuting to intercity feeder routes, driving the expansion of the entire low-altitude ecosystem.”
Matrix employs AutoFlight’s compound wing Lift and Cruise configuration with a distinctive triplane layout and six-arm structure. The aircraft’s high-voltage architecture incorporates up to 20 fifth-generation lift motors in a distributed propulsion system, providing redundancy to maintain flight capability in single or dual engine failure scenarios.
The pure electric version offers a maximum range of 250km, while the hybrid-electric variant extends range to 1,500km.
Matrix represents a continuation of AutoFlight’s product strategy, following the company’s Great White Shark for industrial applications, CarryAll for autonomous logistics, and Prosperity for urban air mobility.
