An electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, developed by the ninth academy of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, completed its maiden flight in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality on Friday.
The aircraft also successfully completed all performance verifications, according to its developer.
Featuring a novel configuration that combines air vehicles and automobile designs, the eVTOL aircraft can seamlessly switch between land and air travel modes to meet diverse transport needs, its developer said.
Consisting of wings, a cabin and a chassis, the aircraft has two major components: an airborne module and a road-going module. The airborne module can carry two passengers at speeds of up to 150 kilometers per hour at altitudes below 3,000 meters, while the road-going module, featuring a fully electric intelligent chassis, offers a range exceeding 300 kilometers.
As a multipurpose low-altitude equipment, the eVTOL aircraft can be used in fields such as transportation, logistics and emergency support, according to its developer.
China's space industry-developed eVTOL aircraft completes first flight
The indirect talks between Iran and the United States in Muscat, Oman, were "a good start," with both sides agreeing to continue negotiations in the future, Iran's Fars News Agency reported Friday, citing Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi.
Noting that the talks took place in "a positive atmosphere," Araghchi, who led the Iranian delegation, said that both sides will first hold consultations in their respective capitals，and then decide how and when it will be regarding the next round of talks.
Araghchi said that the Friday talks focused solely on the nuclear issues, and that Tehran did not discuss "any other topics" with Washington, Fars reported.
The Iranian delegation had pointed out in the talks that refraining from threat and pressure is the prerequisite for any dialogue, Araghchi said, adding that Iran expects that this point "definitely be observed to prepare the ground for the talks' continuation."
The Iranian and U.S. delegations did not meet directly during the talks. Iran's state-run IRIB TV, quoting Araghchi as saying, reported that Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi held several meetings with the Iranian and U.S. delegations, helping the two sides exchange their viewpoints.
In a post on social media platform X, Al Busaidi said the indirect talks between Iran and the United States were "very serious" and "useful."
Earlier in the day, Iran's Mehr News Agency reported that Tehran had rejected a "zero enrichment" demand during the indirect talks.
The two sides have centered on the dilution of Iran's existing uranium stockpile, the agency said.
So far, the U.S. side has not issued any official statement regarding the talks.
The Friday talks came amid heightened regional tensions between Washington and Tehran, including a recent U.S. military buildup in the Middle East and stepped-up Iranian preparations.
The meeting marked the first round of nuclear negotiations between the two countries since U.S. airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities in June 2025.
Talks with US "a good start," both sides agree to continue negotiations: Iranian FM
Talks with US "a good start," both sides agree to continue negotiations: Iranian FM
