The Volocopter VC2 is a German single-place experimental
electric
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multirotor
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personal air vehicle
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that was built by
Volocopter GmbH (formerly called
E-Volo) of
Bruchsal
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,
Germany
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Design and development
The VC-2 is the second in a series of multirotor designs from the German company e-volo. The single-place, 16 motor, all-electric
e-volo VC1 "Volocopter" was demonstrated on 21 October 2011. The VC2 is the next follow-on with 18 engines suspended around an aluminum truss frame that includes a center-mounted seat, battery, and Battery Management Unit. The proof-of-concept aircraft will be used to develop the
E-volo VC Evolution 2P, a two-passenger enclosed volocopter with extended range and weight capabilities.
The VC200 was demonstrated unmanned in November 2013 at an enclosed arena in
Karlsruhe, Germany
Karlsruhe ( , , ; South Franconian: ''Kallsruh'') is the third-largest city of the German state (''Land'') of Baden-Württemberg after its capital of Stuttgart and Mannheim, and the 22nd-largest city in the nation, with 308,436 inhabitants. ...
. Two prototypes performed unmanned flight tests, with the first manned flight made on March 30, 2016 by Alexander Zosel.
Specifications
See also
*
List of rotorcraft
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A
A-B Helicopters
* A-B Helicopters A/W 95
American Aircraft International
* AAI Penetrator
Aero
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References
External links
VC2 at ''Electrical VTOL News''
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VC2
Multirotor helicopters
Electric helicopters
2010s German ultralight aircraft
2010s German civil utility aircraft
2010s German helicopters
Aircraft first flown in 2011
EVTOL aircraft
Urban air mobility