Rolls-Royce Electrical System To Power Vertical Aerospace eVTOL 

Tony Osborne March 09, 2021
VA-X4
First flight of Vertical Aerospace's Rolls-powered VA-X4 will take place by the end of the year.
Credit: Rolls-Royce
LONDON—Rolls-Royce has been selected to provide the electrical propulsion system for Vertical Aerospace’s gull-wing VA-X4 urban air mobility aircraft. The debut deal for Rolls-Royce in the UAM market, announced March 9, will see the engine manufacturer design the propulsion system architecture and...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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