ALBACOPTER® – Experimental Vertical Take-Off and Landing Glider
Relocating parts of urban traffic into the air is not a dream for the future any longer. Within the ALBACOPTER® Flagship Project led by Fraunhofer IVI, an airborne experimental platform will be developed and approved for testing and demonstration flights that combines the VTOL capabilities of multicopters with the aerodynamic advantages of gliders. The ambitious project will incorporate six Fraunhofer Institutes' expertise and technologies from the fields of mobility, materials science, energy and propulsion engineering, mechatronics, as well as sensor, communication and automation technology, artificial intelligence and production engineering.