Thomas Senkel of the German firm e-volo sends this video, the official promotional video for these multi-rotor vertical takeoff and landing aircraft at AirVenture 2012. Better yet, the team will have at least their prototype machine on hand and many displays of future developments. Note the modular structure of these vehicles at the end of the video. Innovation Hangar Alpha will house the VC2 Volocopter, successor to the VC1 and improved in many ways, including three pilates balls for bouncing your landing on. The VC1 was the first “purely electrically powered, vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft and flew last October. At least the pilot is under the spinning rotors on this version. Seriously, the designs represent a clever and …
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