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E-volo: the mini-helicopter that could become the flying car of the future (VIDEO)

Rome, Italy - It is called "E-Volo" and weighs 80 kilos

The 16-rotor electric multicopter prototype called "E-Volo" (named after its manufacturing company e-volo), weighs 80 kilos and could revolutionize the way we travel and not only. It is a mini-helicopter powered by batteries, which according to its inventors could make obsolete the current helicopters. "E-Volo" is a new type of aircraft, piloted by a joystick, with the driver seated in the centre...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1135814
Rome, Italy, 11/22/2011 18:09
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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