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Volocopter's Versailles eVTOL Flight Is a Step Towards Service Entry

The German company had hoped to demonstrate its two-seat vehicle in the center of Paris

Volocopter eVTOL at the palace of Versailles — Volocopter two-seat eVTOL technology demonstrator flew at the Palace of Versailles on the final day of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

By Charles Alcock • Managing Editor

August 12, 2024

Volocopter wrapped up the first phase of what it calls operational validation testing for its two-seat eVTOL aircraft with a flight on August 11 in the grounds of France’s historic Versailles palace. Soon after dawn on the last day of the Paris Summer Olympic Games, the German company’s 2X technology demonstrator took off just in front of Versailles’ Grand Trianon structure and its picturesque gardens.

The Versailles flight happened three days after Volocopter, backed by local partners Groupe ADP and France’s DGAC aviation authority, started validation flying at the nearby Saint-Cyr-l’École Airfield. The company had aimed to conduct higher-profile eVTOL public demonstrations using the planned new vertiport near the Austerlitz train station in the city center but was unable to get the required clearances in time. It said it aims to return to the French capital later this year to fulfill this ambition.

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