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<\/div>Urban Flight<\/h2>
Enough with the renders of futuristic flying taxis — real-life prototypes of flying cars are finally taking to the skies, and we’re here for it.<\/p>
German flying car startup Volocopter just showed off its air taxi taking flight at Stuttgart’s Mercedes-Benz Museum. Its remotely-operated flight over a football field near the museum was a striking preview of urban consumer flight. It’s not the very first flight of the aircraft — it’s demonstrated its flying capabilities on a number of occasions<\/a> so far. But it’s the first time it’s soared over a city, a crucial step toward making an urban flying cab service a reality.<\/p> “As Stuttgart has seen today, they fly safely, quietly, and are fast approching the implementation stage,” Volocopter CEO Florian Reuter said in a statement<\/a>.<\/p> The news comes after the company’s Volocopter 2X, the same two-seater multirotor aircraft, made history<\/a> by becoming the first flying aircraft of its kind to take off from an international airport in August.<\/p> The aircraft has a range of about 27 kilometers (16 miles) and reach speeds of up to 100 km\/h (62 mph).<\/p> READ MORE: <\/strong>Watch all-electric air taxi ‘Volocopter’ make debut urban flight in Stuttgart<\/a> [Electrek<\/em>]<\/p> More on Volocopter:<\/strong> Flying Taxi Takes Off from International Airport for the First Time<\/a><\/em><\/p> The post Watch This Flying Taxi Soar Over a German City<\/a> appeared first on Futurism<\/a>.<\/p> Original post: Urban Flight Enough with the renders of futuristic flying taxis \u2014 real-life prototypes of flying cars are finally taking to the skies, and we\u2019re here for it. German flying car startup Volocopter just showed off its air taxi taking flight at Stuttgart\u2019s Mercedes-Benz Museum Continue reading
<\/strong><\/p>Safe and Quiet<\/h2>
World First<\/h2>
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