25 March 2019
+VIDEO A full-size mockup of the Jetcopter urban VTOL (vertical takeoff and landing) air taxi will be shown for the first time at AERO Friedrichshafen, Europe’s top GA show being staged from 10-13 April in Germany.
The company behind the Jetcopter says it will meet all EASA requirements for new generation VTOL aircraft and will be certified according to EASA regulations.
The five-seat Jetcopter will be powered by two 500hp converted car motors rotating two 200cm diameter air turbines. The airflow created will be diverted to four endpoints, where it can be vectored to any direction, resembling the system used on the Hawker Harrier ‘Jump Jet’.
However, the company says the flying controls will be similar to a drone, with the pilot will only have to select the desired altitude, direction and speed to make the urban taxi fly to its destination.
It’s claimed the Jetcopter will have a range of 1,000km and a maximum speed above 300kph.
