Meet the Volocopter, an 18-Blade Chopper [VIDEO]

Now here's something you don't see everyday: a helicopter with 18 rotors.

It's called the "Volocopter." It was created by the inventor and physicist Thomas Senkel. It's described by its creator as resembling a blender. And it's attracting major attention in the aviation world for innovation and sustainability.

Last October, Senkel released a popular video of himself test-flying the Multicopter, a Volocopter predecessor with a piddling 16 rotors. That video had been viewed more than 3.5 million times on YouTube and gained Senkel and his Multicopter widespread notoriety among techies and futurists.

The Volocopter, however, is bigger, better…
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