Vertical Aerospace: eVTOL Flight Tests to Begin This Summer

UK-based electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft developer Vertical Aerospace plans to begin a flight testing program for its VX4 full-scale prototype air taxi this summer.

Thom Patterson

Monday, May 02, 2022 at 05:44 PM ET

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Vertical Aerospace calls its eVTOL air taxi VX4. [Courtesy: Vertical Aerospace]

Key Takeaways:

Vertical Aerospace plans to begin test flights of its full-scale VX4 electric air taxi prototype this summer, targeting commercial service entry in 2025.
The company has received concurrent type certification approval from European and UK aviation authorities and holds 1,350 pre-orders for the VX4, valued at $5.4 billion.
The VX4 is a battery-powered eVTOL designed to carry four passengers and a pilot at speeds of 200 mph with a range over 100 miles, developed in partnership with companies like Rolls-Royce and Honeywell.

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Vertical Aerospace (NYSE: EVTL) plans to begin a test flight program with a full-scale prototype demonstrator of its VX4 electric takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxi this summer.

According to a shareholder letter released Friday, the U.K.-based company, which has already received 1,350 VX4 pre-orders from American Airlines (NASDAQ: AAL) and others, said its test article “represents the same scale and configuration as the certification aircraft.” The test campaign will “pave the way” for a “final optimized certification-ready aircraft” which is targeted to enter service in 2025.