RotorSchmiede – ultralightweight / ultra sophisticated

We wish you a merry christmas!

Flight testing will start from mid-January. Until then, it's time to rest 😁

It's flying.

Today, December 15, 2021, the RotorSchmiede VA250 ultralight with German registration D-MZZT took off on its maiden flight at 11:30.

In spite of imperfect weather conditions, the team was ready to take the next step on the certification procedure and prepared the coaxial helicopter for flying. Once it was in air, the helicopter proved its easy handling characteristics while fighting against medium gusts. The pilot is experienced with our VA115 single seat helicopter and had no problems to carry out this job.

At the end of the day, it was a very succesfull flight and we can go into christmas holidays soon with a pleased mind. ... See more

Today, we received the Permit to Fly by the German airworthiness authorities for the RotorSchmiede VA250 ultralight. We are very happy to move one big step closer to the type certification. Flight testing will start soon. The whole team is proud of reaching this target, especially with the background of the Covid pandemic and all the economical disadvantages the whole industry still needs to deal with. ... See more

The second RotorSchmiede VA250 ultralight has been manufactured. Now, we await to get the permit to fly very soon here in Germany. We are happy to use this helicopter for flight testing then.

Yesterday, the China Central Television CCTV visited us from its Berlin office in order to get some material for their report. It can be seen relating to the China International Import Expo 2021 in the next weeks. ... See more

Our helicopters arrived in Shanghai. Preparation of our booth at China International Import Expo can start now 🥳

New VA250 prototype - still waiting for PTF but ready for flight testing 🙂

It seems we are the first ⏰😁