(Yicai) July 24 -- The inaugural International Advanced Air Mobility Expo has kicked off in Shanghai, with nearly 300 exhibitors expected to draw in more than 50,000 visitors.

The four-day event that opened yesterday focuses on low-altitude infrastructure, manufacturing, supporting service supply chain, low-altitude transportation, urban and rural management, commercial integrated applications, and personal consumer applications.

Pic 1: Drones made by California-based manufacturer AEE Technology. 

Pic 2: A big crowd gathers around Tianlu Flying-Auto's new model, which has a range of up to 550 kilometers, a maximum flying time of 40 minutes, a maximum takeoff weight of 240 kilograms, and a top speed of 80 km per hour.

Pic 3: The Air Jeep AI-101, a large fixed-wing smart unmanned aircraft, developed by Maclean Shanghai Intelligent Aircraft. Typically requiring a takeoff and landing distance of about 40 meters, it can get airborne in just seven meters in extreme cases, making it less reliant on traditional runways. 

With a cruising speed of 180 km/h and a standard range of 800 km, the Air Jeep AI-101 is mainly used for short-distance express deliveries within 300 to 500 km, agricultural and forestry spraying, and general aviation purposes.

Pic 4: Visitors are introduced to the C919, a narrow-body, twin-engine jet designed and manufactured by Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, in the cockpit of its flight simulator.

Pic 5: The RC-3 Seabee by Republic Aircraft. The all-metal amphibious sports aircraft has a maximum range of 1,180 km, a payload capacity of 470 kg, and a top cruising speed of 213 km/h.

Editor: Martin Kadiev