On June 21, Volocopter performed a demo of its Volocopter 2X eVTOL prototype at Le Bourget Airfield during the Paris Air Forum 2021. The 3-minute remote controlled flight was the first public flight demonstration of an electrically powered air taxi in France. Attendees watched as the Volocopter 2X flew a 500-meter route at speeds up to 30 kilometers per hour and altitudes of 30 meters. The flight marks the beginning of a multi-step test and market development campaign in cooperation with the French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC - Direction générale de l'aviation civile) to safely bring electric air taxis to the Île-de-France region. Volocopter also had a model of its production two-seat air taxi, the VoloCity, on static display at the event.

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