With its longer range, the XLR is being touted as a “route opener” by providing new opportunities for nonstop flights around the world. A 4,700-nautical-mile range, plus a 30 percent lower fuel burn than last-generation aircraft, prompted IndiGo airline to order 500 aircraft-the largest ever by number of aircraft.
The “XLR” in the Airbus 321 airframe stands for “Xtra Long Range.” The aircraft, which made its public debut in Paris earlier this week, stole the show. Volocopter is expecting EU permission to fly by spring 2024. The company also plans to install a vertiport on a barge on the River Seine in southeast Paris.
Long-term plans are for the air taxi to fly between Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport and Le Bourget Airport, as well as stopping at a heliport near Versailles. The sight of the eVTOL on the outskirts of Paris skies is not new, since Volocopter has been doing test flights in the region for more than a year. While only test pilots were allowed, the two-passenger 2X exhibited a maximum speed of 68 mph with its 18 rotors and electric engines.
The German eVTOL-maker Volocopter, which plans to provide air-taxi transport across Paris at the Olympics next summer, gave a preview of its electric aircraft. Attendees were wowed by the huge airliner’s nimbleness on its exhibition flights. The new 777X has features like a folding wingtip, improved aerodynamics, an upgraded cabin environment, larger windows, and lower cabin altitude. Boeing says the aircraft will deliver 10 percent lower fuel use than its competition while also offering a wider, spacious cabin. The world’s largest twin-engine jet took to the skies this week at Paris, as it moves toward certification later this year. The show will run through Sunday, June 25. Parisian officials are keen to show off the electric air taxis a year ahead of the 2024 Olympics, where German firm Volocopter has pledged to have its eVTOLs crisscrossing the City of Lights. The new aircraft ranged from titans like the Boeing 777X-the world’s largest two-engine commercial jet-to electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxis that either took to the air or showed prototypes for the first time. More than a half-dozen new aircraft either flew each day to wow showgoers or were introduced on the static displays. Analysts believe more than 2,000 new jets will be ordered this year. The bi-annual event, which swaps places every year with the Farnborough International Airshow in the U.K., is a combination of business, military and commercial aviation.Ī number of major deals were announced, including Indigo’s intent to purchase 500 Airbus A321XLR long-range commercial jets-the largest order ever by number of aircraft. French President Emmanuel Macron opened the Paris Air Show earlier this week, signaling the aerospace industry’s importance to that country.
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