Certified to stringent safety standards, the VX4 is designed to meet the same levels required of commercial passenger airliners. The VX4 cabin has a spacious seating arrangement and generous cargo capacity. Plenty of room for you, and your luggage.

5 days ago · Safely positioned away from VX4, and with Chief Test Pilot Davies at the cockpit controls, the aircraft would perform a high-powered run in which the eight propellers would be set in motion. During development of the aircraft these types of tests were used to simulate various tasks of the VX4 to validate the prototype’s safety in real-world ...

Jan 15, 2025 · The VX4 aircraft is a new mode of urban transport. One that’s fully electric, sustainable, and convenient. Targeting cruise speeds of 150mph and a range of up to 100 miles, with agile vertical take-off and landing, it will reduce travel-times to minutes.

Feb 4, 2025 · Vertical completes Phase 2 of its piloted thrustborne testing with the VX4 prototype exceeding expectations for stability and performance. The company is now preparing for the next stage in its ...

Feb 5, 2025 · Aerospace and technology company Vertical Aerospace has successfully completed the second stage of piloted thrustborne testing of its full-scale VX4 prototype. The VX4 is now set to embark on the penultimate phase of flight testing called wingborne flight.

Jan 13, 2025 · Vertical Aerospace’s VX4 aircraft achieves its first piloted thrust-borne flight maneuvers in 2025, setting new benchmarks.

Vertical’s VX4 aircraft has now progressed from piloted hover flight to piloted, low-speed manoeuvres using lift generated by the propellers.

zero emissions aviation, today unveiled its next generation full-scale VX4 prototype, the only electric take-off and landing vehicle (eVTOL) designed, built and assembled in the UK. This next-generation VX4 is more powerful than the previous full-scale prototype, with an impressive

Sep 12, 2024 · The VX4 has 1,500 pre-orders worth $6 billion from companies including Virgin Atlantic, American Airlines and Japan Airlines. The phase one testing included multiple piloted tethered flights and ground runs. It completed 70 individual test points to validate its safety in the real-world flight scenarios.”

This next-generation VX4 is more powerful than the previous full-scale prototype, with an impressive 20% increase in the power to weight ratio, enabling the aircraft to reach speeds of up to ...