SMD Shenzhen Smart Drone UAV V3000 (concept design)

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V3000 (concept design)
SMD Shenzhen Smart Drone UAV Co. Ltd.
Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
www.smd-uav.com
www.smd-uav.cn

The information provided here is as accurate as possible; however, eVTOL information from China is sometimes sparse, incomplete or conflicting. China is promoting what they call the "low-altitude economy" — a new push for general aviation — which includes both crewed and uncrewed passenger and air cargo eVTOL aircraft.

Founded in 2014, the SMD Shenzhen Smart Drone UAV Co. Ltd. is located in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China. We are actually not sure of the exact name of their company because their company name is listed four or five different ways on their website. The company is in the business of designing and manufacturing electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) passenger aircraft for advanced air mobility (AAM). In China, they call these new aircraft as part of the low-altitude economy. It has been reported the company has several global invention patents.

V3000 passenger hydrogen-fuel cell eVTOL concept design aircraft
The V3000 is a long-range seven seat hydrogen-fuel cell electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) concept design. The aircraft will be flown by one pilot, hold six passengers and their luggage. The interior will be spacious and have a luxury interior as the aircraft is foreseen to be used by businesses and government agencies.

While few specifications have been estimated by the company, the range of the aircraft is expected to be 500 km (311 miles). The aircraft will have six propellers, six electric motors and be powered by hydrogen-fuel cells and lithium battery packs. The aircraft will have tandem wings with winglets, have one vertical stabilizer and had retractable tricycle wheeled landing gear. The fuselage is made from carbon fiber composite to give the aircraft a high strength to low weight ratio.

The company plans to have autonomous features on the aircraft such as obstacle avoidance and route planning. The aircraft can perform both vertical takeoff and landings (VTOL) and short takeoff and landings (STOL). The company expects to begin serial production of the aircraft in 2030.

It is important to remember that all concept design aircraft specifications are estimated and can or will change as prototypes and production models are made, tested and flown with real world avionics, components and payloads.

Specifications:

• Aircraft type: Long-range passenger hydrogen-fuel cell eVTOL concept design aircraft
• Piloting: 1 pilot
• Capacity: 6 passengers and their luggage
• Cruise speed: Unknown
• Range: 500 km (311 miles)
• Propellers: 6 propellers (2 tilt-propellers, 4-VTOL only propellers)
• Electric motors: 6 electric motors
• Power source: Hydrogen fuel cells and lithium battery packs
• Fuselage: Carbon fiber composite
• Windows: Larger than conventional aircraft
• Wings: Tandem wings with winglets
• Tail: 1 vertical stabilizer
• Landing gear: Retractable tricycle wheeled landing gear
• Safety features: Distributed Electric Propulsion (DEP) uses multiple propellers or electric ducted fans, each powered by electric motors, to increase safety through redundancy. If one or more components fail, the remaining ones can still ensure a safe landing. There are also redundancies of critical components in the sub-systems of the aircraft providing safety through redundancy. Having multiple redundant systems on any aircraft decreases having any single point of failure.

Related aircraft:

• SMD Shenzhen Smart Drone UAV (EFC) iUFO (prototype)
• SMD Shenzhen Smart Drone UAV Manned UFO (production model)
• SMD Shenzhen Smart Drone UAV TIENIU Q280 (production model)
• SMD Shenzhen Smart Drone UAV V800 (production model)

Resources:

• SMD Shenzhen Smart Drone UAV website (dot.com website. This is the typical .com domain website.)
• SMD Shenzhen Smart Drone UAV website (dot.cn website. This is Chinese domain name website.)
• Article: Chinese eVTOL Aircraft Directory, Part 1, Vertiflite, May/June 2025