VoloCity, electric multirotor helicopter, Volocopter GmbH, Karlsruhe, Germany

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Developer - Volocopter GmbH

Home page - volocopter.com/solutions/volocity

 

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World's first manned flight with an electric multicopter

Uploaded on Oct 28, 2011

On October 21st, 2011, Thomas Senkel of e-volo made the first manned flight with an electric multicopter (VTOL), the so called volocopter VC1, at an airstrip in the southwest of Germany. The flight lasted 90 seconds, after which the constructor and test pilot stated: "The flight characteristics are good natured. Without any steering input it would just hover there on the spot". This could be the future of aviation, piloting a vehicle as easy as a car.

 

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Mission Volocopter VC007

Published on Nov 21, 2012

The future of aviation is green, because its electric. No noise, no pollution, more safety due to redundancy.

 

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e-volo crowdfunding in Seedmatch
November 22, 2013

 

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Volocopter VC200 first flight

Published on Nov 20, 2013

Two years after the first manned Volocopter VC1, our e-volo team presented the two-seater VC200. The first radio controlled flight tests took place on November, 17th 2013 in the dm-arena in Karlsruhe, Germany. The flight tests have been very successful. We performed 9 flights with a total airtime of 20 minutes and still some battery capacity remaining. Our team was excited about the flight stability, the low vibration and the pleasant sonorous sound of the Volocopter.

 

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Dawn of a revolution in urban mobility - first manned flight with the Volocopter VC200

Published on Apr 6, 2016

Dawn of a revolution in urban mobility

The premiere of manned flights with the world’s first certified Multicopter, e-volo’s Volocopter VC200, marks the beginning of a new era in urban mobility. For the first time humans’ dream of personal flight as a daily routine becomes attainable. As such it not only offers more widespread use in conventional aircraft domains, but brings us another step closer to air taxi services and entire transportation systems in the third dimension.

“The flight was totally awesome” pilot Alexander Zosel said right after his landing. “I got in, we did the pre-checks for what felt like maybe 20 seconds, and after that I’d already got the all-clear for flying. I didn’t wait long, I simply pushed the lever upward and the Volocopter simply sprung upward in a single bound.
It is definitely a sublime feeling to lift off, fly the first few meters, and then actually take my hand off the joystick and think that, yeah, it’s really as if I’m standing on the ground, and then I look down and there are 20-25 meters beneath me. So it’s definitely unbelievable what we’ve achieved here. It’s seriously unbelievable!”

 

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Interviews after the first manned flight with Volocopter VC200

Published on Apr 6, 2016

 

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"Could Your Next Uber be a Multicopter?"

by Ken Kaplan
April 13, 2016

 

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Multicopters Take Flight

Published on Apr 15, 2016

The Volocopter VC200 made aircraft history on March 30, 2016 as the first certified multicopter to fly with a person onboard. Designed by German company e-volo, this electric aircraft gives people a glimpse into a future where, one day, travel may exist above street traffic. “The Volocopter is super easy to fly, silent and built with electrical simplicity compared to helicopters, which are difficult to fly, loud and mechanically complex,” said Jan Stumpf, CEO of Ascending Technologies, an Intel company that has worked with e-volo since 2013.

Technology developed by Ascending Technologies enabled the flight controls, motor electronics and key elements that extend multi-rotor UAV technology to this new type of aircraft.

 

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Volocopter VC200 – Dynamic performance flight tests (unmanned)

Published on Jul 24, 2016

 

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RTA and Volocopter operate Autonomous Air Taxi (AAT) in Dubai

Published on Jun 19, 2017

Our vision becomes reality: Dubai’s government “Roads and Transport Authority” (RTA) has signed an agreement with us regarding the regular test mode of autonomous air taxis in the emirate.
The test will start in the fourth quarter of 2017, and the project has been scheduled to run for five years.
We are focused on making flying an option for everyone and on re-inventing mobility in urban areas. We established our place in aviation history in 2011 with the world´s first manned flight of an electric multicopter. The introduction of its latest model, Volocopter 2X, has made us a global leader when it comes to safety and autonomous flying.
18 rotors, fully redundant power trains and an intelligent autonomous control system offer maximum reliability “made in Germany”. Now this technology will experience further testing in Dubai under extreme climatic conditions. We see Dubai as the pioneer for a huge evolving market and are convinced that many other metropolitan areas will follow.
For years, our team has developed not only the technology for quiet, safe and emission-free flying, but it is also a pioneer when it comes to close cooperation with aviation authorities and the definition of standards for infrastructure and reliable operation. We now have a fantastic opportunity to work with the RTA on the development and testing of the entire future ecosystem for safe autonomous air transport using Dubai as a first showcase project.

 

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Article "This electric multicopter will take to the skies in Dubai later this year"
Volocopter is coming to the Persian Gulf

by Andrew J. Hawkins
June 19, 2017

 

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Volocopter at Frankfurt Motor Show 2017

Published on Sep 16, 2017

Thomas presents the Volocopter 2x and takes you along inside. If you are not able to come to the Motor Show, you can get a little sneak peek here.

Until 24 September 2017 you can come visit us at the Frankfurt Motor Show and see the Volocopter 2X live.

 

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First ever public demonstration of an autonomous urban air taxi in a mega city by volocopter

Published on Sep 26, 2017

The first-ever public flight of an autonomous urban air taxi. This establishes the feasibility and safety of airborne taxis as a means of public transportation. Following weeks of intense safety assessments of vehicle, operations and the test site, Volocopter GmbH performed the historic flight on September 25 in Dubai.

The Volocopter is a fully electrically powered multicopter featuring 18 rotors and is designed to transport people by flight in city areas. Its fully redundant power trains and an intelligent autonomous control system offer maximum reliability “made in Germany”. This technology has now been tested under the extreme climatic conditions of Dubai. The demonstration fulfilled the strict prerequisites of Dubai’s aviation authorities.

 

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Dubai's flying drone taxi service is lifting off

Published on Sep 26, 2017

The autonomous passenger drone service would be the first in the world

Dubai was serious when it said it wants to be first in the world to offer a flying taxi service. That's why on Monday, it staged a maiden test flight for one of its potential taxis: a two-seater, 18-rotor unmanned flying vehicle made by German firm Volocopter, which is backed by fellow German company Daimler. The automated vehicle, which lifts and lands vertically like a helicopter, whisked Dubai Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed away for a five-minute flight 200 meters above a patch of sand.

 

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The story of Volocopter & Lab1886/Daimler

Published on Oct 16, 2017

 

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The Volocopter 2X. Mobility in the next dimension

Published on Oct 16, 2017

 

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Volocopter - Making of Dubai public demonstration flight

Published on Nov 14, 2017

More images of our flight in Dubai in September 2017 including more footage from our preparation flights in the desert.

 

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Exclusive: Volocopter’s flying taxi takes off at CES

Published on Jan 8, 2018

Volocopter’s flying taxi prototype took its first US flight at CES 2018 thanks to a new partnership with Intel. Transportation reporter Sean O’Kane got an exclusive first look.

 

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Intel Flight Control technology & Volocopter

Published on Jan 8, 2018

The Intel technology inside the Volocopter, which represents a new era of urban air transportation, brings exceptional reliability and safety to autonomous transportation. Jan Stumpf, Head of Architecture for the drone segment at Intel, describes how the Intel Flight Control technology (for eVTOL) helps maintain stability in the air for smooth and steady flights.