The VoloCity air taxi is due to carry passengers at the Paris Olympic Games next year. Photo: JULIEN DE ROSA / AFPSource: AFPBarely making a buzz, a two-seat helicopter powered by an electric battery landed softly on the tarmac at the Paris Air Show after a 15-minute flight. It has a very clever digital flight control system," said VoloCity pilot Paul Stone, who used to test fighter jets for Britain's Royal Navy. Volocopter has been conducting test flights in the Paris region for more than a year as it preps for the Olympics. The company has already received 300 pre-orders from private firms for its eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) aircraft.

Source: The Star June 20, 2023 16:29 UTC