WeFly WF-02 (technology demonstrator)

(Photo credit: WeFly)

WF-02 (technology demonstrator)
WeFly
Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
(website unknown)

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.

Established in 2022, WeFly (a subsidiary of Qifei Aviation Technology (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.) is a company in the business of designing and manufacturing passenger and air cargo electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for Advanced Air Mobility (AAM). The company is located in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China. It has been reported that some of all of the company's financing is from Linear Venture and INCE Capital.

The company plans to design and build lift+cruise passenger eVTOL aircraft. In 2024 or 2025, WeFly secured a ¥10B (USD $1.4B) agreement with Ruohang Industrial Group for 500 of these aircraft.

WF-02 uncrewed multicopter eVTOL technology demonstrator
The WF-02 is an uncrewed multicopter eVTOL technology demonstrator. The company has reported they have made over 50 hover tests with the aircraft. The technology demonstrator is being used to test components and validate air worthiness for the company's future passenger eVTOL lift-cruise long-range aircraft. 

The multicopter has 12 propellers, 12 electric motors and is powered by battery packs. The multicopter has an open-framed fuselage and has fixed skid landing gear. The company has not revealed the cruise speed of the aircraft or other flight data for the technology demonstrator. 

Specifications:

• Aircraft type: Uncrewed multicopter eVTOL technology demonstrator
• Piloting: Remote piloting
• Capacity: No passengers
• Cruise speed: Unknown
• Empty weight: Unknown
• Propellers: 12 propellers
• Electric motors: 12 electric motors
• Power source: Battery packs
• Fuselage: Aircraft aluminum (most
• Landing gear: Fixed skid 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. The aircraft has no moving surfaces or tilting parts when transitioning from vertical to forward flight and the reverse which increases safety by reducing complexity.

Related Aircraft:

• WeFly WF-02 (concept design)

Company Insights:

• Pitchbook
• Tigerrobo
• Tigerrobo (Ince Capital)

Resources:

• WeFly website (unknown)
• Article: Chinese eVTOL Aircraft Directory, Part 1, Vertiflite, May/June 2025