Alexander Zosel, managing director of e-Volo, took the Volocopter on its first manned, untethered free flight last Wednesday, launching from an open field in Southern Germany, the company announced today. Video shows the aircraft's stability and maneuverability, as Zosel flies it with a joystick. "The flight was totally awesome," Zosel said after landing. "The machine was absolutely reliable, there were no vibrations, it was tremendous … The Volocopter immediately converted every movement I made with the joystick." The company says it will now proceed with a full flight-test program.
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