The flight lasted several minutes, the helicopter reached an impressive height

Nov 23, 2013 00:16 GMT  ·  By

A few days ago, on November 17, an electric helicopter dubbed VC200 said farewell to the floor of a hangar in Germany and successfully completed its maiden voyage.

According to Inhabitat, the helicopter made it all the way to a height of roughly 22 meters, remained airborne for several minutes and then returned to the ground.

The e-Volo engineers who designed and built it say the aircraft behaved just as was expected, meaning that it remained quiet throughout the entire duration of its flight and moved through the air surprisingly swiftly.

This helicopter is merely a prototype, and odds are that it will probably be at least a few more years before a final version is developed and commercialized.

Given the fact that the helicopter produces absolutely no emissions, chances are that environmentalists cannot wait for this to happen.