18 quiet rotors, simple operation using a single joystick and the highest degree of reliability using superior design: The Volocopter 2X turns the vision of “flight for all” into reality. No combustion engine, no noise, no complex mechanics. Just step on board, fly off and arrive in comfort. Welcome to today’s innovative mobility concept. Volocopter

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Highlights

  • Full aircraft emergency parachute
  • Multiple redundancy in all critical components such as propellers,
  • motors, power source, electronics, flight control, displays
  • Highly reliable communication network between devvices through
  • meshed polymer optic fiber network (´fly-by-light´)
Features

    Benefits

      Internal
      • Passenger Seats: 2
      • Cabin Width: 1.25 / 4′1″
      Proportions
      Wingspan equivilant to width for Volocopter 2X
      • Wing Span: 9.15m / 30′0″
      • Height: 2.15m / 7′1″
      Weights
      • Empty: 290kg / 639lb
      • MTOW: 450kg / 992lb
      • Max Payload: 160kg / 353lb

       

      Energy Source(s)
      • Battery Description: 9 independent battery systems with quick release
      • Battery Type: Lithium-Ion
      • Battery Qty: 81
      • Battery Charge Time: 120 mins
      Propulsion
      • Motor Name: 3-phase PM synchronous motor, brushless DC electric motor (BLDC)
      • Motors Qty: 18
      Performance
      • Max Climb Rate: 591fpm / 180m
      • Range: 27km / 17miles
      Speeds
      • Cruise Speed: 38kts / 44mph / 70kmh
      • Max Speed: 54kts / 62mph / 100kmh
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