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Paris eVTOL Flight Trials Aim To Make a Big, Quiet Impact on Air Mobility
Flight testing with both the 2X technology demonstrator and the VoloCity eVTOL prototype are intended to provide a complete understanding of the aircraft's acoustic profile.
Volocopter's 2X technology demonstrator at Pontoise Airport in France.
Volocopter has been flying its 2X eVTOL technology demonstrator in trials at Pontoise Airport in France as part of preparations under the ReInvent Mobility partnership to launch air taxi services during the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. (Photo: Volocopter)

Preparations to launch air taxi services in the Paris area during the 2024 Olympic Games moved up a gear this week when Volocopter and local partners conducted noise emission flight trials at Pontoise Airport in France. The tests are part of work to understand how the two-seat, all-electric vehicle can be flown with the lowest possible noise profile to clear the way for public acceptance of flights in and around the French capital.

During an event at the airport on March 21, Volocopter conducted two public flight demonstrations attended by local officials and stakeholders with its 2X technology demonstrator aircraft. The company is using 2X for very specific aspects of development work in tandem with the full-scale pre-production VoloCity prototype, which started flight testing in December.