Volocopter · Drones · 2019
Volocopter's flagship air taxi and the aircraft it has taken furthest toward certification - the fifth-generation design first unveiled in 2019. Its signature 18 electrically driven rotors sit on a circular frame above a two-seat cabin (one pilot plus one passenger), all-electric on nine swappable battery packs. It's built for short urban hops: ~35 km range at a 90 km/h cruise within a ~900 kg max takeoff mass, and it's about four times quieter than a small helicopter because all 18 rotors run in a narrow frequency band that largely cancels out. Multiple redundant systems (rotors, motors, batteries, avionics and displays all at least doubled) and fly-by-wire controls - piloted first, autonomous later - back its safety case, and it's being certified in EASA's demanding SC-VTOL 'enhanced' category (Design Organisation Approval already earned, type certification in progress) after 2,000+ test flights in cities like Hamburg, Dubai, Singapore and Paris. Development continues under new owner Diamond Aircraft (Wanfeng).
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View full interactive profile, comparisons & videos → Check price on Amazon →| Category | Drones |
| Sub-type | Certified eVTOL Air Taxi (2-seat) |
| Status | Development |
| Year | 2019 |
| Origin | Germany |
| Dimensions (H×W×D) | 2300 × 9200 × 9200 mm |
| Weight | 678 kg |
| Payload | 200 kg |
| Max speed | 30 m/s |
| Battery life | 35 minutes min |
| Charge time | 40 minutes min |
| Max range | 35 km |
| Use cases | Urban air taxi, Airport shuttle |
| Made in | Germany |
