In three years, the German Volocopter would operate its urban air taxis in Singapore, and in the longer term, cross-border flights are also planned.
In October 2019, one prototype of the company’s purely electric-powered, purely electric aircraft, driven by many small engines, ascended and landed vertically, completed a manned flight over downtown Singapore. Based on this, and supplemented by further tests, the way was opened for commercial operation in the Far Eastern mini-state to begin in the foreseeable future.
Volocopter said in a statement that it was a great help to the company that the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the Singapore Civil Aviation Authority (CAAS) had recently forged closer ties.
It is planned that from 2023, the city and the world’s first air taxi route will run in the southern part of the city, partly above water, focusing mainly on tourists. Not only does the German company want to build the widest possible network within the city: longer-term plans already include cross-border routes tailored to the needs of business passengers, with which they want to improve the accessibility of local economic centers without increasing emissions.
To pre-test the service and use it in the first live, Volocopter was chosen by the Asian state because it is both an economic and a scientific center. Taking advantage of this, they enter into partnership agreements with local higher education institutions for more efficient research and development, working together in materials science, planning and validating the route of autonomous flights, or developing the best possible batteries.
The latter is also key to the usability of the machines, the construction of newer, heavier specimens and route planning, as the machines are purely electric, but like most of their competitors, the low performance of the batteries is difficult even here.
Recent article
Drones News & Articles
Maple fruit inspired a drone that spins on its own axis
Electric airplane News & Articles
The Hungarian solar-powered airplane plan has hit the world press
Electric airplane News & Articles
NASA’s first electric aircraft to take off soon
Drones News & Articles
An Australian drone can plant 40,000 trees in a day
EVTOL & VTOL News & Articles
Airbus and ITA Airways jointly develop Italian urban air transport
EVTOL & VTOL News & Articles
Airbus and ITA Airways jointly develop Italian urban air transport
Air taxi News & Articles
The first air taxi airport opens in Britain
Electric airplane News & Articles
Slovenian Pipistrel becomes part of Textron’s electric aviation business
Additional aircraft News & Articles
Another aircraft: the air yacht
EVTOL & VTOL News & Articles
Testing Volocopter’s eVTOL
News & Articles Propulsion-Fuel
A solar-powered device on Mars could make rocket fuel from waste water
EVTOL & VTOL News & Articles
Suzuki promises to launch flying taxis by 2025
Drones News & Articles
Amazon drone delivery is far from taking off
EVTOL & VTOL News & Articles
CycloTech and Yamato reveal innovative cargo eVTOLconcept with CycloRotors
EVTOL & VTOL News & Articles
EHang Receives Pre-Order for 100 Units of EH216 AAVs from Indonesian Aviation Company Prestige Aviation
Drones News & Articles
A Hungarian company is developing an agricultural drone with a French partner
Additional aircraft News & Articles
A futuristic, electric rival to the rocket backpack is already in operation
EVTOL & VTOL News & Articles
FedEx puts drones to work
Additional aircraft News & Articles
British paramedics to start testing rocket backpack rescue in the summer
Air taxi News & Articles
Air Greenland acquires VX4 Air Greenlands from
Air taxi News & Articles
Japanese flying taxis now almost have a timetable
Flying Cars News & Articles
French startup to launch hydrogen-powered flying race car
Drones News & Articles
The silent spy drone designed for the Pentagon is ready
Flying Cars News & Articles
Bruno Senna joins Airspeeder as pilot and ambassador
EVTOL & VTOL News & Articles
EHang Receives Pre-order for 60 Units of Passenger-grade AAVs from AEROTREE, Malaysia’s Leading Aviation Company, under Strategic Partnership
Additional aircraft News & Articles
NASA may launch inflatable stingray drones to Venus
Drones News & Articles
The Gambit combat drone opens a new era in air warfare
Drones News & Articles
Hydraulic drone that will have a much longer range than its electric counterpart
News & Articles Propulsion-Fuel
Swiss buys solar-powered sustainable kerosene
EVTOL & VTOL News & Articles
Minor accident at Joby Aviation
News & Articles Propulsion-Fuel
Airbus tests hydrogen propulsion on its A380 prototype
EVTOL & VTOL News & Articles
CAAC Formally Adopts Special Conditions for EH216-S AAV Type Certification
EVTOL & VTOL News & Articles
A Chinese company has shown how their eVTOL can cope with the most critical part of flying
EVTOL & VTOL News & Articles
World’s first electric air taxis to be launched in Japan
News & Articles Propulsion-Fuel
Hungarian engineers develop unique parallel hybrid-electric aircraft propulsion system
Air taxi News & Articles
Startup Natilus is set to revolutionise air freight transport
Drones News & Articles
Drones go on duty at the giant Singapore seaport
News & Articles Points of interest
Hydrogen-powered, hypersonic aircraft
Flying Cars News & Articles
Why don’t we use flying cars ?
Additional aircraft News & Articles
MIT’s miniature robots fly using artificial muscles
More articles you may be interested in...
Air taxi News & Articles
They test flying car taxis
News & Articles Propulsion-Fuel
Development of the hydrogen-electric ATR 72
Flying Cars News & Articles
This battery will make flying cars a reality
Flying Cars News & Articles
World companies in the car shop
Additional aircraft News & Articles
Jetson family kind of future
Electric airplane News & Articles
Airbus and ErlingKlinger by electricity
Drones News & Articles
Volocopter’s two hundred kilogram capacity transport drone unveiled (full article)
Additional aircraft News & Articles
British paramedics to start testing rocket backpack rescue in the summer
Additional aircraft News & Articles
The world’s fastest plane could be tested as early as next year
Drones News & Articles
Capital increase at Wingcopter
Additional aircraft News & Articles
Toyota is also entering the aerospace business
Electric airplane News & Articles
Pilot training with an electric plane
Flying Cars News & Articles
Opener’s flying car
Air taxi News & Articles
Maybe a German startup can bring flying taxis
News & Articles Propulsion-Fuel
Hydrogen-electric ATR 72 development agreed with ASL Airlines
Flying Cars News & Articles
Chinese EV manufacturer XPeng could make flying cars a reality
EVTOL & VTOL News & Articles
Volocopter launches pilot training
Additional aircraft News & Articles
Boeing’s fighter jet
Flying Cars News & Articles
Cadillac and Fiat Chrysler flying cars at the start line
News & Articles Points of interest
MIT engineers design a hovering saucer moonwalker
Drones News & Articles
In 3D with the drones
Drones News & Articles
Drones that can be produced on site
Drones News & Articles
Maple fruit inspired a drone that spins on its own axis
Drones News & Articles
Let’s get ready that more and more drones will deliver goods
Drones News & Articles
The Boeing drone is refueling planes in the air
Flying Cars News & Articles
Flying car available
Flying Cars News & Articles
Why don’t we use flying cars ?
Drones News & Articles
Germany closer to drone transport
Additional aircraft News & Articles
Hexa aircraft
Air taxi News & Articles
The first air taxi airport opens in Britain