Vertical Touts eVTOL Progress As Funding Picture Stabilizes

VX4 prototype at airport

Chief Test Pilot Simon Davies, pictured in the cockpit of the VX4 prototype, performed a tethered test at Cotswold Airport on Dec. 19.

Credit: Angus Batey/AW&ST
While Vertical Aerospace’s financial situation has dominated media coverage of the company, the UK startup has been focused squarely on developing its VX4 electric air taxi. During visits by Aviation Week to three Vertical sites in late December, the company detailed progress on aircraft design and...
Angus Batey

Angus Batey has been contributing to various titles within the Aviation Week Network since 2009, reporting on topics ranging from defense and space to business aviation, advanced air mobility and cybersecurity.

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