eVTOL Discussion

This is kind of different.

Vertical Aerospace is not only looking to develop the VX4 for the commercial market but they are also broadening their horizons in targeting military applications. Vertical has a prototype at the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) show this year (currently going on July 18-20th) showing it off to the Royal Air Force. Vertical flew the aircraft from its test facility at Cotswold Airport to the Royal Air Force’s Fairford base. This is said to be the world’s first airport-to-airport piloted flight by a “winged tiltrotor eVTOL designed for commercial service.”

The flight to the Air Force base was approved by the UK Civil Aviation Authority and ran the distance peaking at 100-knots and flying for 15 nautical miles at around 1,800-feet.

Jetson One.

Another one with them.

Vertical Aerospace announced a long-term strategic partnership with Aciturri Aerostructures to build the airframe for Vertical’s electric and hybrid-electric eVTOL aircraft VX4. Under the partnership agreement, Aciturri will supply the entire airframe, including the wing, empennage, pylons and fuselage, of both the pre-production and, subject to certification, certified VX4 that will enter into service. In addition, Aciturri will also have engineering responsibility for several structural components and will provide concurrent manufacturing engineering for the airframe programme, providing the conditions for the VX4 to be built efficiently, reliably, and at scale.

Fly Now and their single person air taxi.

Another one with the Jetson One.