Aircraft
Vertical Reveals Second eVTOL Prototype Ahead of Flight Testing
The new VX4 model has a 20% greater power-to-weight ratio than the first prototype
Vertical Aerospace's second VX4 eVTOL aircraft prototype
Vertical Aerospace will start flight testing its second VX4 eVTOL aircraft prototype as soon as the UK Civil Aviation Authority has issued a permit to fly.

Vertical Aerospace has revealed its just-completed second full-scale prototype of its VX4 eVTOL aircraft ahead of the anticipated start of flight testing. On Thursday, the UK company released pictures of the aircraft and reported that it will proceed with the first flight as soon as the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) issues a permit to fly.

The latest prototype is significantly different from an earlier version that Vertical had been using for flight tests since August. The company said 60% of the technology and components used for the second prototype has been supplied by key program partners such as GKN Aerospace, Hanwha, Honeywell, Leonardo, Molicel, and Synesqo.