Volocopter, in a Linkedin post, has announced a number of recent milestones in its VoloCity flight test programme.
According to the company over the last few days the VoloCity has gradually increased the speed from hover to a 54-knot airspeed (~100 km/h or 62 mph) and then stepped to 60 knots (~111km/h or 69mph) VD airspeed.
In its “control response testing in high-speed” regime it has proved significant high-speed directional stability and zero initial concerns after engineering analysis. In the “single motor failures testing at high speeds” tests, the company reports it has completed four high-speed single-motor failure test points at 45-55 knots (~83 – 101 km/h or 51 – 63 mph) to ensure the aircraft performs as expected in improbable motor failure scenarios.
And at the end of the “double motor failure test at high speed” trials the company reports it has concluded its “testing streak with a high-speed double motor failure test points at up to 48 knots (~89 km/h or 55 mph), another big step toward clearing the motor failure testing envelope.”
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