Vehicles · Aridge (XPeng affiliate)
Land Aircraft Carrier
Six-wheeled road vehicle carrying a detachable two-seat eVTOL
Certifying
- Price / deposit
- Under RMB 2 million (about $300,000); RMB 20,000 pre-order deposit (2024)
- Certification, as written on the tracker
- CAAC type certificate application accepted (Mar 2024); production certificate application accepted (May 2025); on CAAC fast-track list (Jul 2026). No certificate announced.
- Delivery / launch
- No deliveries in 2026; first deliveries targeted for 2027
- Tracker updated
Certificates
A special or experimental airworthiness certificate, a production approval and an operator certificate are not type certificates. Standing is taken from the linked source.
| Vehicle | Document | Standing | Date | What the source says | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type certificate |
In a program, not issued |
XPulse says China's aviation regulator accepted the type-certificate application for the Land Aircraft Carrier's aircraft on March 21, 2024. Acceptance of an application is not an issued type certificate. XPulse says certification is still required before deliveries. |
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Production certificate (not a type certificate) |
In a program, not issued |
XPulse says the CAAC accepted Aridge's production-certificate application on May 9, 2025. That is not an issued production certificate and not a type certificate. |
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Permit to fly (not a type certificate) |
Issued |
XPulse says UAE aviation authorities granted a special flight permit on September 10, 2025 for manned test flights, presented in Ras Al Khaimah. XPulse says the permit is not a type certificate. |
Orders and other deals
No funding or order row is recorded here yet.
Milestones
| Date | Vehicle | Kind | Event | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Slipped date |
First deliveries moved to 2027XPulse says Zhao Deli, in an interview published August 27, 2026, said Aridge could not deliver in 2026 and was aiming for 2027. The 2027 date is a target. |
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First flight |
Public flight in GuangzhouXPulse says the aircraft flew in public in Guangzhou on this day, at the first real showing of the Land Aircraft Carrier. XPulse does not say whether a person was on board for that particular flight. |
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Certification step |
Type-certificate application acceptedXPulse says the regulator accepted the type-certificate application. That is not an issued type certificate. |
Slipped timeline
- Mass production and deliveries from Q4 2025 (CES, Jan 2024), then 2026 No deliveries in 2026; aiming for 2027 XPulse