00:00The first air taxi test flight in Central Asia has taken place in Kazakhstan.
00:05The V-2000 Prosperity Model lifted off from Al-Atau City in the Almaty region before a crowd of spectators.
00:12The project is being developed by Kazakhstan's Al-Atau Advanced Air Group in partnership with Chinese manufacturer Autoflight.
00:19Designed to carry up to five passengers and one operator, the aircraft completed a 10-minute test flight without passengers
00:27on board.
00:27The flight was monitored from the ground under safety regulations.
00:31The fully electric aircraft can reach speeds of up to 200 kilometers per hour and is powered by 13 electric
00:37motors.
00:38A full battery recharge takes about one hour.
00:41The maximum range is 250 kilometers for a single charge and the maximum sort of takeoff weight is about 2
00:49.4 tons, 2,400 kilograms.
00:51And then because it's pure electrical, so it can fly from point A to point B and becoming like, you
00:59know, for the education of aerial sightseeing, aerial tourism, like carrying passengers from, you know, the foothill to the top
01:07of the mountain.
01:07Kazakhstan is joining the pioneers of urban air mobility as electric aircraft are tested for future passenger transport.
01:15As part of that effort, Al-Atau Advanced Air Group has signed a contract to acquire 50 additional aircraft and
01:21is building the country's first vertiport in Al-Atau City, a dedicated hub for air taxes.
01:27The company plans to expand the network with additional vertiports across Al-Atau City and Almaty.
01:32First commercial trial flights are expected to launch in late 2028 or early 2029, pending the completion of infrastructure and
01:41regulatory approvals.
01:43Когда наши партнеры смогут в своих странах сертифицировать свои летательные аппараты, получить все необходимые разрешения на полеты,
01:54они смогут предоставить документацию нашей компании, чтобы мы передали нашим казахстанским авиационным властям.
02:01Только тогда мы сможем приступить к коммерческому использованию этого нового вида транспорта.
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