Slideshow: Singapore announces trials for air taxis

The Volocopter 2X, an electric helicopter with 18 rotor blades made by the German company Volocopter, at the Rotorcraft Asia trade show being held at the Changi Exhibition Centre in Singapore.

 

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The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore announced that trials for air taxis would begin in the Southern region of Singapore later this year. The Volocopter 2X is battery-powered and can fly at a top speed of 100 kilometers per hour and has a maximum takeoff weight of 450 kg.

 

(Photos: EPA-EFE/WALLACE WOON)

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