AIRCRAFT PROGRAM
| Lift type | Rotary wing | ||
| Construction type | Factory-built | ||
| Control type | Piloted | ||
| Engine type | Electric | ||
| Application | Experimental, Urban air mobility | ||
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Principally made of composites with a carbon fibre pilot/passenger cabin.
Two piece windshield with large transparency doors.
It has an automatic height and position control system plus a ballistic recovery parachute.
Fixed, skid type landing gear with wide struts affixed to lower sides of cabin.
18 fixed pitch rotors are mounted on circular framework (7.35 m or 24 ft 1 1/2 in diameter) above the power plant and cabin. Tilting the rotor plane by 15-20 degrees gives forward flight; there is no tail boom or anti torque system.
Fly-by-light flight control achieved through varying speed of individual two blade, fixed pitch rotors: collectively for vertical motion and selectively for directional control.
There are automatic altitude and attitude control, position hold and landing systems as well as continuous data recording.
Sensors include gyroscopes, acceleration, magnetic field measurement, manometers, optional remote control, GPS point tracking, sense and avoid and autonomous sub-features.
| Variant | Launch/First flight | Production end | |
| Volocopter 2X | 2017 / 2013 | Two-seater optionally piloted eVTOL, derived from VC200 prototype. | |
| Volocopter VoloCity | 2019 / 2019 | Two-seater, 18 rotor multirotor eVTOL. |
View full news archive for the Volocopter VoloCity.
See recent updates (latest 28/08/2024)
| Volocopter GmbH | News | |
| Volocopter (Chengdu) Technology Co. LTD. | News | Contract manufacturer in China |
Other aircraft programs: Volocopter VoloRegion, Volocopter VoloDrone
| SEKISUI Chemical Co. Ltd. | Analysis | Adhesives: Partnership to develop various materials |
| Autoflug GmbH & Co. | Analysis | News | Passenger Seating: FLYWEIGHT seat |
| Diehl Aerospace GmbH | Analysis | News | Automatic Flight Control Systems: Development and production of Flight Control Computers (FCC) including the primary and backup control computer |
| Sumitomo Corporation | Analysis | News | Technical/Eng/Scientific Studies: Strategic partner |
| DLR - German Aerospace Center | Analysis | News | Vibration Testing: Static vibration testing |
