German startupVolocopterhas been working on its fully electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft since 2011.
On Wednesday, Volocopter released footage of VoloCitys maiden flight, which you might watch on the video above.
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Its powered by 18 motors and nine rechargeable lithium-ion batteries, which can be swapped in five minutes.
Its flying range is 35km with a top speed of 110km/h.
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