e-volo Multicopter

The e-volo multicopter is a prototype personal transport vehicle, steerable via joystick, and powered by 16 individual propellers which gives the pilot the ability to hover in the air. Created by a team of German professionals – physicist Thomas Senkel, programmer Stephan Wolf and designer Philipp Halisch – they have just completed the first prototype and test flight of the craft, which they imagine for use towards entertainment purposes, aerial photography and short-distance travel. The craft is energy and economically efficient, with a one-hour flight estimated to cost about $8 USD worth of electricity. Further information is available here.