BASED ON SOME RECENT NEWS, some players in the eVTOL movement appear to be gaining more momentum, even if flight testing and certification methods have yet to bear fruit. German air-taxi startup Volocopter-which has spent 10 years testing full-scale versions of its 18-motor/rotor, 19-nautical-mile, 60-knot, two-passenger VoloCity eVTOL-announced that the FAA has accepted its application for a type certificate. The company says it is also currently in the process of receiving European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification for the VoloCity. According to a press release, these two events set the stage for Volocopter to bring its electric air taxi service to the American market.
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