Gaoyu and Dunhuang jointly build a low-altitude transportation and tourism integration hub, with flying cars targeting scenic area networking.

On the morning of September 22, GOVY AirCab slowly took off from the south plaza of the Dunhuang Convention and Exhibition Center, completing a circling flight and hovering at an altitude of 30 to 50 meters. The Gobi Desert, the morning light, and the aircraft together formed the first public scene after Guangdong Gaoyu Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Gaoyu") signed an agreement with Dunhuang City for a low-altitude transportation and tourism integration hub demonstration project.

High Domain is a low-altitude mobility technology company incubated by GAC Group, and is currently involved in the research, development, manufacturing and operation of aircraft.

The significance of a flight demonstration goes beyond simply showing that an aircraft can fly. For Highfield, the Dunhuang project is already answering a more specific business question: how to extend the experience of flying cars into a comprehensive operational system that connects scenic spots, cultural content, and consumer services once they enter cultural and tourism destinations.

Dunhuang's conditions provided a starting point for this exploration. Local scenic spots such as the Singing Sand Dunes and Crescent Lake, the Yardang National Geological Park, and the Yangguan and Yumenguan passes each have their own unique characteristics and are distributed over a relatively large area. Tourists can enjoy the scenery from the ground, and the travel time between scenic spots provides opportunities for low-altitude shuttle services.

Ge Jing, deputy general manager of GAC High Domain, told Wall Street Insights that Dunhuang has world-class cultural and tourism resources, good airspace conditions, a global tourist base, and local government support for the low-altitude economy. These factors have jointly contributed to the cooperation between the two parties.

For low-altitude cultural tourism, landscape resources determine the experience content, tourist volume supports service demand, and airspace and infrastructure form the foundation for operation. Whether an aircraft can integrate into a tourist destination depends on its product capabilities, as well as its degree of synergy with scenic area services, traffic organization, and cultural content.

Both parties plan to advance the project in three phases: demonstration and promotion, pilot operation, and scenic area networking.

According to the plan disclosed by Gaoyu, the initial focus will be on static display, flight demonstration and the creation of the "Flying Silk Road" cultural tourism IP; then, flight operations will be carried out in conjunction with specific scenic spots to enrich the business formats such as sightseeing, cultural performances and cultural and creative consumption; after the supporting facilities such as take-off and landing points, meteorological networks and airspace coordination are gradually improved, low-altitude connections between multiple scenic spots will be promoted.

Ge Jing stated that low-altitude flight is a complex system engineering project, and manufacturing aircraft is only one part of it.

Once the aircraft enters a real-world environment, it will require support from takeoff and landing facilities, flight path design, meteorological services, safety operation standards, and the scenic area's service system. Gaoyu's work in Dunhuang will gradually expand from aircraft demonstrations to the development of operational capabilities.

According to this cooperation plan, Gaoyu will accumulate experience in areas such as scenic area take-off and landing point planning, sightseeing route design, integration of cultural and tourism content, and safe operation, and form reusable operation modules. Low-altitude sightseeing can provide tourists with new perspectives, while shuttle services between scenic areas can incorporate the travel process into the tourism experience. The combination of flight experience and cultural and creative consumption will also extend the content of cultural and tourism services.

The natural environment of Dunhuang provides a more targeted testing scenario for this model. High temperatures, large temperature differences between day and night, wind, sandstorms, and dust storms place higher demands on the operation of the aircraft.

Ge Jing stated that the Gaoyu has undergone more than four months of summer testing in Gansu this year, experiencing conditions such as high temperatures, sudden drops in diurnal temperature range, sandstorms, and dust storms. All relevant test outlines have been completed. The test results have verified the product's ability to operate in the harsh environment of Dunhuang and provided support for subsequent safe operation and passenger experience.

High-Tech has established a product matrix of AirCab, AirCar, and AirJet, covering scenarios such as low-altitude sightseeing, short-distance urban shuttles, and intercity rapid travel. AirCab can serve short-distance sightseeing and short-distance shuttles, while products for longer journeys can cover travel needs between more distant scenic spots.

Taking destinations like Yadan as examples, land travel is time-consuming. In the future, combinations of different flight itineraries can provide new connectivity options for tourism throughout Dunhuang: tourists can not only enjoy low-altitude sightseeing within scenic areas, but also obtain more experiential travel services between scenic spots.

From showcasing an aircraft over the Gobi Desert to connecting multiple scenic spots with low-altitude routes, Gaoyu is building an operational model for low-altitude cultural tourism in Dunhuang. This project promotes the coordinated development of aircraft manufacturing, low-altitude services, and cultural tourism resources within the same context, providing a more concrete business path for the low-altitude economy to enter more cultural and tourism destinations.

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