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Vertical Aerospace: “selling the idea” of urban air mobility
Public safety concerns will be one of the biggest challenges to overcome for the emerging urban air mobility sector, according to Vertical Aerospace’s engineering team. Kurt Clement, Advanced Aeronautical
Read MoreVertical Aerospace seals 1,000 eVTOL deal with airlines
Vertical Aerospace has announced deals worth $4bn with American Airlines, Virgin Atlantic, and leasing group Avolon for up to 1,000 of its VA-X4 eVTOL aircraft. The VA-X4 eVTOL aircraft
Read MoreRolls-Royce to power Vertical Aerospace’s all-electric aircraft
Rolls-Royce technology is set to power Vertical Aerospace’s flagship Urban Air Mobility (UAM) aircraft. A Rolls-Royce electrical power system will be integrated into the piloted all-electric vertical take-off and
Read MoreVertical Aerospace secures £2.3 million funding for ‘smart charger’ research
Vertical Aerospace has received investment from the UK Government, through the Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) Programme, to fund the development of a smart charger for their electric aircraft. The
Read MoreVertical Aerospace announces plans for VA-1X ‘flying taxi’
Vertical Aerospace has announced plans for its VA-1X ‘flying taxi,’ set to be the world’s first certified winged all-electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft. The flying taxi is
Read MoreHoneywell provides flight deck tech for Vertical Aerospace
Honeywell has been selected by Vertical Aerospace to provide flight deck technologies for its urban air demonstrator vehicle. A letter of intent names Honeywell as the provider of displays,
Read MoreVertical Aerospace appoints lead flight test engineer
Vertical Aerospace has appointed Dean Moore, former UK Lead Flight Test Engineer at Boeing, as Lead Flight Test Engineer. Vertical is one of only a handful of companies to
Read MoreVertical Aerospace to use Honeywell’s fly-by-wire control system
Vertical Aerospace has confirmed a strategic partnership to use Honeywell’s fly-by-wire aircraft control systems on future Vertical Aerospace aircraft. Vertical Aerospace has confirmed a strategic partnership to use Honeywell’s
Read MoreVertical Aerospace’s full-scale eVTOL takes off
Bristol-based Vertical Aerospace has built and flown the UK’s first full scale fully electric vertical take-off (eVTOL) and landing aircraft. Vertical Aerospace’s unmanned technology demonstrator aircraft weighs 750kg and
Read MoreVertical Flight Society eVTOL directory hits 1,000 designs
The Vertical Flight Society (VFS), a leading non-profit organisation working to advance vertical flight, has announced that the number of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft concepts being
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