eVTOL
Volocopter 2X
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The Volocopter 2X is a German two-seat, optionally-piloted, multirotor eVTOL aircraft. The personal air vehicle was designed and produced by Volocopter GmbH of Bruchsal, and first introduced at the AERO Friedrichshafen airshow in 2017. The aircraft is sold complete and ready-to-fly. Volocopter was formerly known as E-volo. The design had its first flight on 17 November 2013.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Volocopter
- Country of origin
- Germany
- First flight
- 2017-01-01
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 54 kt
- Max speed
- 54 kt
- Range
- 15 nm
- Service ceiling
- 6,600 ft
- Rate of climb
- 590 ft/min
- Max takeoff weight
- 992 lb
- Empty weight
- 639 lb
- Powerplant
- 18 × three-phase PM synchronous brushless DC electric motors
- Engines
- 18
- Seats
- 2
- Length
- 10.5 ft
- Wingspan
- 30 ft
- Height
- 7.1 ft
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.