Volocopter 2 X Flies at Gimpo Airport, Seoul, Republic of Korea

German urban air mobility (UAM) pioneer, Volocopter, has completed the first crewed public test flight with its 2X aircraft in Seoul, South Korea. It was the first ever crewed public test flight of a fully electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxi in South Korea. The Republics Minister for Land, Infrastructure, and Transport (MoLIT) Noh Hyeong Ouk, together with senior officials from Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Korea and German Embassy, witnessed the historical test flight, which marks a milestone in Volocopters plan of introducing air taxis globally. The 5minute crewed test flight took place at Gimpo International Airport on 11 November 2021, covered a distance of approximately 3 kilometers, reached a maximum altitude of 50 meters and maximum speeds of 45 km, h. The test flight was part of the MoLITs UAM demonstration event Open the Urban Sky. Volocopter is building the worlds first sustainable and scalable urban air mobility business to bring affordable air ta