Volocopter VC2
{{Short description|German experimental air vehicle}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
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The Volocopter VC2 is a German single-place experimental electric multirotor personal air vehicle that was built by Volocopter GmbH (formerly called E-Volo) of Bruchsal, Germany.{{cite web|title=e-volo VC2 to Make World Debut at AirVenture|url=http://www.airventure.org/news/2012/120705_evoloVC2.html|access-date=11 July 2012}}
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.{{cite web|title=The world premiere of the VC2 at AirVenture in Oshkosh/USA|url=http://www.e-volo.com/general-news/vc2-at-airventure-in-oshkoshusa|access-date=11 June 2012|archive-date=11 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120711233115/http://www.e-volo.com/general-news/vc2-at-airventure-in-oshkoshusa|url-status=dead}}
The VC200 was demonstrated unmanned in November 2013 at an enclosed arena in Karlsruhe, Germany."[http://www.verticalmag.com/news/article/Revolutionary-green-helicopter-makes-maiden-flight#.Uo466dIyLwO REVOLUTIONARY GREEN HELICOPTER MAKES MAIDEN FLIGHT]" Press Release, Vertical Magazine 21 November 2013. Accessed: 21 November 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.e-volo.com/|title=Volocopter|work=e-volo.com|access-date=8 April 2016}}{{cite web|title=First Flight For Two-Seat Electric Rotorcraft|url=http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/First-Flight-For-Two-Seat-Electric-Rotorcraft221007-1.html|access-date=21 November 2013}} Two prototypes performed unmanned flight tests, with the first manned flight made on March 30, 2016, by Alexander Zosel.{{cite web|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/world-premiere-volocopter-flying-manned-141500350.html|title=World Premiere: Volocopter is Flying Manned! - Dawn of a Revolution in Urban Mobility|date=7 April 2016|work=Yahoo Finance|access-date=8 April 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/First-Manned-Flight-For-Volocopter-226005-1.html|title=First Manned Flight For Volocopter|work=avweb.com|access-date=8 April 2016}}
Specifications
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See also
References
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External links
- [https://evtol.news/volocopter-vc2-defunct-prototype VC2 at Electrical VTOL News]
{{commons category|E-volo VC2}}
Category:Multirotor helicopters
Category:2010s German ultralight aircraft
Category:2010s German civil utility aircraft
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