Singapore showcases air taxi VoloPort The world’s first vertiport for flying taxis is being built in Singapore’s Marina Bay – part of the Intelligent Transport Systems World Congress 


SINGAPORE
10km 6 miles


Marina Bay Sands Hotel
Marina Bay
The Float
Merlion statue


Oct 21-25, 2019: VoloPort (also known as “vertiport”), similar to this company illustration, exhibits at The Float – world’s largest floating stage


VOLOCOPTER 2X 
Oct 22: Test pilot takes multicopter up for 3-minute solo demo flight around bay

Power: 18 electric motors driven by nine independent batteries. 
Flight time on single charge: 27 minutes

Safety: Parachute in case of system failure

VOLOPORT
Modular design lends itself to being applied in different urban environments

Pontoon 
Highway
Skyscraper


Sources: Bloomberg, Skyports, Volocopter 
Pictures: Skyports, Google Earth Pro
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