AutoFlight Reports Five-Aircraft Autonomous eVTOL Formation Flight

AutoFlight said five eVTOL aircraft completed a formation flight at the company’s Bailian Lake Flight Test Base in Kunshan, China. The group comprised one V5000 Matrix and four aircraft from the V2000CG CarryAll and V2000CGF CarryAll firefighting models.

Key details

• AutoFlight said all five aircraft flew autonomously, without manual intervention.
• The formation flight lasted 47 minutes. The lead V5000 traveled more than 133 kilometers, according to the company.
• On 1 November, AutoFlight said the aircraft maintained horizontal and vertical separation during strong winds.
• AutoFlight previously conducted a three-aircraft formation flight in May 2026.
• Visitors also saw Sunship, a water-based vertiport on Dian Shan Lake. AutoFlight intends it to feature in a concept linking eVTOL operations with other transport modes.

The five-aircraft formation flew for 47 minutes, according to AutoFlight.

Why it matters

The demonstration brought together two CarryAll variants and the V5000 Matrix in one autonomous formation. AutoFlight’s reported May demonstration used three aircraft, compared with five in this flight.