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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 enhanced category certification in progress; DOA held since 2019; filed insolvency Dec 2024, acquired by Diamond Aircraft mid-2025, EASA cert target end-2026

Verified 2026-06-17

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)
21 mi
Cruise speed (mph)
68 mph
Passenger seats
2 pax

Roadmap

TODAY2026-06-192025-06Filed insolvency; Diamond Aircraft acquires and resu…Achieved2026EASA SC-VTOL type certificationOn track↗↗
AchievedOn trackSlippedPlannedCanceled
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