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Volocopter·DE·eVTOL air-taxi

VoloCity.

18-rotor two-seat urban air taxi; acquired from insolvency by Diamond Aircraft, resuming EASA certification.

Testing

Certification: EASA SC-VTOL type certification of VoloCity in progress, now aimed at 2027; rescued from insolvency through its 2025 acquisition by Diamond Aircraft

Verified 2026-09-24

Technical subsystems

  • propulsion↗

    18 electric rotors / 18 motors; lithium-ion battery; shared flight-control computers and battery technology with VoloXPro variant.

  • avionics↗

    Flight control computers shared across VoloCity and VoloXPro product lines; identical avionics architecture.

Sourced metrics

Range (miles)
12 mi
Cruise speed (mph)
55 mph
Passenger seats
1 pax
Purchase price (USD)
$2.3M

Roadmap

VoloCity RoadmapTODAY2026-10-112025-03Diamond Aircraft integrates Volocopter after its ins…Achieved2027EASA SC-VTOL type certification of VoloCitySlipped↗↗
AchievedOn trackSlippedPlannedCanceled
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