The German company has decided to conduct the first tests of the flying taxi in Dubai. Double Quad 2X is equipped with eighteen motors that allow it to reach speeds of up to one hundred kilometers per hour. On one charge the device can fly up to thirty miles.
The Dubai government has consulted with the leadership of the startup, assessed the technical characteristics of the aircraft and came to the conclusion that produced by the company Volocopter copters are completely safe and airworthy.
In order to fully protect passengers from 2X a parachute that will allow you to land without losses even in case of a serious accident, so to worry for his life and health to those who will use the services of the Volocopter, just do not have.
Last year the head of the company Volocopter Alexander Zosel personally drove the prototype flying taxi and have tested the camera in various weather conditions, and now his company is already preparing to sign a contract for the provision of services for the carriage of passengers for a period of five years — so much will continue flight tests of the copter.
Testing flying taxi Volocopter will begin this year
Vyacheslav Larionov