VX4 tilt-rotor eVTOL gets 20% power boost ahead of flight tests

Vertical Aerospace has pulled back the hanger doors on the second full-scale prototype of its four-passenger VX4 tilt-rotor eVTOL aircraft. The latest flavor has been given a significant power boost, and features proprietary batteries for the first tim… Continue reading VX4 tilt-rotor eVTOL gets 20% power boost ahead of flight tests

Second high-profile test flight crash rocks eVTOL industry

Leading UK eVTOL company Vertical Aerospace has suffered an expensive-looking setback just weeks into its off-tether flight test program. Its VX4 air taxi prototype reportedly hit the deck from about 20 ft up, snapping a wing and making quite a mess.Co… Continue reading Second high-profile test flight crash rocks eVTOL industry

Vertical Aerospace starts eVTOL flight tests, but pushes back dates

UK-based Vertical Aerospace has started flight-testing its full-size electric air taxi, but is now targeting a 2026 debut. The tilt-rotor VX4 eVTOL seats up to five, and promises more than 100 miles (160 km) of range, at speeds up to 200 mph (322 km/h)… Continue reading Vertical Aerospace starts eVTOL flight tests, but pushes back dates

Vertical Aerospace begins eVTOL flight tests, with a pilot on board

UK company Vertical Aerospace has celebrated the first flight of its spectacular full-scale VX4 eVTOL air taxi prototype, demonstrating its faith in the design by taking the unusual step of putting a pilot on board. It’s due to enter service in 2025.Co… Continue reading Vertical Aerospace begins eVTOL flight tests, with a pilot on board

Vertical Aerospace targets 2024 certification on back of record pre-sales

Vertical Aerospace, operating out of Bristol, England, has announced more pre-sales than anyone else in the eVTOL industry – more than 1,350 aircraft to date, or US$5.4 billion dollars’ worth, and believes it will be one of the first companies to achie… Continue reading Vertical Aerospace targets 2024 certification on back of record pre-sales

Vertical Aerospace’s Tim Williams on the new VA-1X air taxi

Last week, British company Vertical Aerospace unveiled a new electric VTOL air taxi design, moving out of the realms of simple multicopters and into the efficient, complex, longer-range world of tilt-rotor aircraft.Continue ReadingCategory: Aircraft, T… Continue reading Vertical Aerospace’s Tim Williams on the new VA-1X air taxi

Vertical Aerospace joins the tilt-rotor race with new VA-1X eVTOL

Moving on from the squat, chunky Seraph and its basic manned multirotor design, Britain’s Vertical Aerospace has released designs for an upcoming five-seat tilt rotor air taxi it’s calling the VA-1X that can take advantage of efficient winged flight.Co… Continue reading Vertical Aerospace joins the tilt-rotor race with new VA-1X eVTOL