Two years ago in November 2020, the Mayor of Seoul rode EHang 216. The automatic test flight was launched in the densely populated city of Seoul under the first “Special Certificate of Airworthiness” granted in South Korea. For passenger grade AAV.
passenger flight experience
The flight is the first test flight following the “Korea Urban Air Mobility (K-UAM) Roadmap” announced by the South Korean government in June 2020, with commercial passenger drone services available in 2023. is predicted to be In 2021, Volocopter will begin its first manned test flight in Seoul, Volocopter’s Florian his Reuters CEO said:
It’s a short timeframe. However, this week’s exhibition features an impressive display of scale models, life-size aircraft, Flight He simulators, and more. Smart Geo Expo Goyang shows that the South Korean government, industry and people are ready to take off.
cockpit simulator, hyundai
The UAM hall was crowded with people who wanted to experience an air taxi flight simulation. Combining an amusement park ride experience with highly sophisticated engineering, participants put on his VR headset, sat in their seats and experienced his UAM flight. Sometimes as a passenger, sometimes as a pilot. It wasn’t like being on a plane or being in an elevator, but it was certainly safe and exciting as a first time passenger.
hanwha butterfly
Perhaps the most interesting aspect of the UAM sector in South Korea is the diversity of industry participants. In addition to Ehang and Hyundai’s Supernal, Hanwha Systems Butterfly jointly developed with US company OverAir. The tiltrotor eVTOL is designed to minimize noise. Kenkoa Aerospace’s The AstroX’s open cockpit design with pontoons is completely different from other models on display and is designed to fly from boat to airport. Research institutes and government agencies participated in the development of the simulators on display.
Kencore Aerospace AstroX
Scale models of birch ports (and birch stops such as subway stations and bus stops) under design were also shown to give people an idea of what the UAM infrastructure would look like.
Commercialization of air taxis will be met with a rapturous welcome from the queue of young people, businessmen and spectators eager to experience a UAM flight in a simulated environment.
Find out more about Urban Air Mobility in South Korea here.
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