Volocopter: Sixteen propellers and one seat belt (photos)
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The Volocopter "takes off and lands vertically and the pilot pays little or no attention to the flight path angle, minimum speed, stall, mixture control, pitch adjustment, and many other things which make conventional aviation so demanding," says E-volo.
The first flight lasted 1 minute and 30 seconds.
May 2, 2012 4:00 PM PDT
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