Graham Warwick
February 09, 2026

Matrix scales up the lift-plus-cruise configuration for AutoFlight’s CarryAll cargo and Prosperity passenger eVTOLs.

Credit: Sergio Cecutta/Electra.aero

AutoFlight Flies Biggest eVTOL China’s AutoFlight has flown the first electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft with a takeoff weight in the 5-metric-ton class. The uncrewed Matrix has conducted a public demonstration flight including full transition between vertical and horizontal flight at…

Graham Warwick

Graham leads Aviation Week’s coverage of technology, focusing on engineering and technology across the aerospace industry, with a special focus on identifying technologies of strategic importance to aviation, aerospace and defense.

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