Watch: ‘First crewed public test flight’ of eVTOL in South Korea
ermany-based Volocopter announced Thursday the “first ever crewed, public test flight of a fully electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) air taxi in South Korea.”
Last July in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, Volocopter made a big splash at the annual EAA AirVenture airshow with the two-seat, 18-rotor eVTOL prototype. Credit: Volocopter
Key Takeaways:
Volocopter conducted the first-ever crewed, public test flight of an eVTOL air taxi in South Korea, signifying its continued expansion into the Asian market.
The 2X aircraft flew a 3-kilometer route at Seoul's Gimpo International Airport, observed by high-ranking South Korean and European officials who noted South Korea's potential for Urban Air Mobility commercialization by 2025.
This demonstration follows a similar public test flight in the United States and precedes Volocopter's ambitious plans to offer air taxi service in Paris during the 2024 Olympic Games.
Germany-based Volocopter announced Thursday the “first ever crewed, public test flight of a fully electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) air taxi in South Korea.”
The demonstration marked Volocopter’s continued expansion into the Asian market. Earlier this year it announced a partnership with Japan Airlines to launch an air taxi service in Japan.
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