Fatima Shawky
Sunday, March 19, 2023 02:06 PM
Europe is preparing for the beginning of a new era in air mobility, with the start of the launch of the electric flying taxi, which bears the name eVTOLAnd it is scheduled to start its services in the skies of Europe in the next 2024, according to the Spanish newspaper “La Pangordia”.
Flying taxi
The newspaper indicated that the company Volocopter The German company announced the start of air taxi services in Europe in 2024 with its latest innovation, which is a two-seater aircraft, powered by an electric battery that lasts for 18 cycles.
The newspaper pointed out that Paris will be the city that will start the air taxi to roam, as the engines of the new flying car operate with nine rechargeable batteries. Prepare Volocopter With fast runtimes thanks to the swappable battery system, the air taxi incorporates the latest in air technology and flight controls, which are facilitated by a 100 microprocessor computer. In this way, smooth movements and a high level of safety are ensured in the air and during take-off and landing operations.
Flying taxi in the sky of Europe
There is a special relationship between the German startup and the French capital. In the summer of 2021, complete the prototype eVTOL known as Volocopter 2X A three-minute flight through the Paris aerodrome, and those three minutes were enough for the prototype to travel a distance of 500 meters at a speed of 30 km/h and at an altitude of 30 metres. It was, without a doubt, a landmark moment for the emerging electric urban air transport sector in Europe..
The first pilot Vertiport in Italy was presented at Leonardo da Vinci Airport, which is equipped with an air mobility infrastructure that allows the vertical and safe landing of light aircraft, “volocopters”, used to transport people on urban routes..
A vertical port has already been envisioned in the city, on the roof of the main railway station, Roma Termini.