First manned flight of an electric multicopter (2011)
forschungsbuero · Demo · 4 min · 2011 · YouTube title: World's first manned flight with an electric multicopter
Why it's here
HN points to it as proof that manned multicopters and eVTOL craft existed well before the current hype.
What it covers
Footage of the first manned flight of an electric multicopter, flown by Volocopter (then e-volo) in October 2011. The 90-second flight was a Guinness World Record.