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A German company is exploring the future of flight, hoping its prized gadget will one day function the same way as a family car – only in the air, New York Daily News reported.

The tech-savvy team of E-volvo has completed what it calls the world's first manned flight with an electric multicopter, a helicopter-like machine with 16 propellers.

Video shows Thomas Senkel powering up the device – which is operated with a joystick – and maneuvering it above a field, staying in flight for one minute and 30 seconds.

The multicopter runs on lithium batteries and can sustain trips up to 30 minutes.

It is ideal for aerial photography or inspecting wind turbines and pipelines or an air taxi, for sightseeing flights or even as an air ambulance.

（點擊美國《紐約每日新聞》查看原文）

德研制載人遙控飛行器

?????? 據美國《紐約每日新聞》報道，德國一家公司研發了一種未來飛行器，希望其將來某一天能走入尋常百姓家，用作“空中飛車”。

?????? 這種新型飛行器名為E-Volo，研發隊伍稱，這是世界首架載人電動直升機，由16個水平旋翼組成。

?????? 視頻中，德國工程師托馬斯?森科爾親自坐在該直升機上操作操縱桿進行試飛，飛行時間為1分30秒。

?????? 該飛行器使用的是鋰電池，最多能飛行30分鐘。

?????? 它可被用于航拍作業、風力渦輪機和管道系統檢測、空中觀光出租車，甚至是空中救護車。

(China.org.cn November 8, 2011)