flying taxi one of the first companies that come to mind volocopter, recently made its first prototype flight with VoloCity.
The latest Chinese manufacturer geely55 million dollar investment from Helsinki Airport came to the fore with a flight in volocopter, currently has three different aircraft on paper. The company’s main model is the flying taxi. VoloCity. The company also has a cargo handling focus. VoloDrone There is also an aircraft. Also a VoloConnect is located. VoloConnect, Another flying taxi model that has been shown in the computer environment in the past months. The difference from VoloCity was that it was a closer option to the plane. While VoloConnect is still in the virtual environment, the flying taxi VoloCity on the prototype first flown. You can watch directly in the video above. electric flying taxiThe , was remotely controlled on the first flight and met expectations. Stating that they obtained very important data with this prototype prepared before production, Volocopterhas taken another step in urban aviation.
An aircraft that carries 18 propeller electric motors and can stay in the air with 18 propellers attached to these motors. VoloCitybecause of the large number of engines the safest models is among. Technically up to 110 km/h The aircraft, which is said to be able to take off, can stay on duty continuously with replaceable battery modules. With a single charge It can travel up to 35 km. The transferred flying taxi can carry two people and has a luggage space of 200 kg. The vehicle, which has nine different lithium-ion battery packs, allows battery replacement.
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According to Volocopter’s statement, the batteries in the vehicle can be replaced within 5 minutes, so there is no need to wait for charging. More than a normal helicopter despite the large number of engines four times quieter electric aircraftif everything goes right 2024 Paris Olympics will actually carry passengers.