flying taxi one of the first companies that come to mind volocopter, recently announced that they have achieved another important success.
The latest Chinese manufacturer geely55 million dollar investment from Helsinki Airport came to the fore with a flight in volocopter, It is currently working on three different aircraft. The main model of the company is the flying taxi to pass over it. VoloCity. The company also has a cargo handling focus. VoloDrone There is also an aircraft. Also, in the process VoloConnect is located. VoloConnect, it was another flying taxi model that was shown in the computer environment last year, and the difference from the VoloCity was that it was a closer option to the plane. It was announced that a flight was made with this vehicle in May today and the video above was shared for the process. It is reported that the flight was carried out for 2 minutes and 14 seconds as part of the unmanned trial. No higher speeds for now VoloConnect, It is a 100 percent electric aircraft and promising for the future. While it is reported that the data from the first flight tests are good, it is still far from commercial use.
The company has been flying taxis before. VoloCity via prototype entered flight test for the first time. Taking attention 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.