Flight testingAutoFlight
Matrix
Compound wing, triplane, six-arm; 5-ton class
AutoFlight’s 5-ton-class Matrix, also styled V5000 Matrix. This is not Prosperity V2000EM, which stays its own card: about 2.4 tonnes, 1+5 seats, 200 km, all-electric. Matrix unveiling (5 February 2026): 20 m wingspan, 17.1 m length, 3.3 m height, 5,700 kg MTOW, 10 business-class or 6 VIP seats, compound-wing lift-plus-cruise with a triplane and six-arm layout. Pure-electric range 250 km; hybrid-electric range 1,500 km. The same day the aircraft flew a public full transition (vertical, cruise, vertical) at Kunshan. AutoFlight's V5000 page lists a 280 km/h maximum cruise speed; the cargo variant (V5000CGH, hybrid) carries up to 1,500 kg and two AKE containers in a 13.9 m³ hold. May 2026 manufacturer news says V5000CGH airworthiness work is advancing, and a mixed fleet (one Matrix and two V2000-series aircraft) flew in formation on 21 May 2026. Passenger type certification is not claimed. Not for private sale. Battery kWh and a price are not published.
- Range
- 250 km (all-electric) / 1,500 km (hybrid)
(varies with speed, reserves, and how the pilot flies the mission).
- Payload
- Not published
- Cruise
- 280 km/h (max cruise, AutoFlight)
(chosen by the pilot, and traded against range and endurance).
- Top speed
- Not published
- Flight time
- Not published
(varies with the speed the pilot selects and the reserves kept for the mission).
- Price
- Not published
- MTOW
- 5,700 kg
- Seats
- 10 / 6 VIP
- Battery / fuel
- All-electric version, or hybrid-electric version that burns fuel (kWh not published)
- Size
- 20 m span × 17.1 m long × 3.3 m high
- First flight
- Not published (public full transition 5 Feb 2026, Kunshan)
- Entry into service
- Not published
Full figures
- Platform
- Matrix / V5000 — 5-ton class. Not Prosperity V2000EM.
- Size
- 20 m span; 17.1 m long; 3.3 m high
- MTOW
- 5,700 kg
- Seats
- 10 business-class or 6 VIP
- Cabin
- 5,250 × 1,800 mm, aisle height 1,850 mm
- Layout
- Compound-wing lift + cruise; triplane; six-arm
- Electric range
- 250 km
- Hybrid range
- 1,500 km
- Cargo hybrid payload
- 1,500 kg; two AKE containers (V5000CGH)
- Max cruise speed
- 280 km/h (AutoFlight V5000 page)
- Cargo volume
- 13.9 m³ (cargo variant)
- Transition
- Public VTOL–cruise–VTOL demo 5 Feb 2026, Kunshan
- Formation
- 1× V5000 Matrix + 2× V2000 series, 21 May 2026
For
- Separate heavy AutoFlight platform: 5,700 kg versus Prosperity’s 2,400 kg
- Published size, MTOW, seating options and both range figures
- Public full transition in February 2026
Against
- Not for private sale, and no list price
- Passenger type certificate is not claimed
- Hybrid version burns fuel; pure-electric range is 250 km