Helicopter manufacturer Leonardo is to support Vertical Aerospace in developing the fuselage for its VX4 eVTOL aircraft. Under an agreement announced today, the Italian group will initially help to build six VX4s to be used for type certification test flights, but the alliance could be extended to cover planned mass production of up to 2,000 of the four-passenger aircraft each year.
At its Grottalglie site in Italy, Leonardo’s aerostructure division will design, test, manufacture, and supply the carbon fiber fuselage for the all-electric VX4. The companies say they will work together to optimize lightweight composite structures, modular design, systems integration, and structural testing for the co-development of the fuselage. The Italian facility builds aerostructures for other aircraft manufacturers, including fuselage sections for Boeing's 787 widebody airliner.
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