German company Volocopter has succeeded in an important step. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) authorization issued on June 24 for its VC200-2 UAV will allow the firm to carry out test flights at the Pontoise airfield, located in the Val d’Oise region outside of Paris.
This is excellent news for the manufacturer, after the demonstration flight of its Volocopter 2X at the Paris Air Forum. This is the first such authorization from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency, which expects to receive many other requests as the number of flying taxicab projects in Europe increases.
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