Vertical Aerospace Completes First Piloted One-Way Transition Flight

vertical evtol in flight

Vertical hopes to certify its Valo aircraft by 2028.

Credit: Vertical Aerospace
Vertical Aerospace has completed its first piloted one-way transition flight, marking new progress in its program to develop an electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) air taxi. The VX4 prototype was flown by test pilot Paul Stone April 2 at Vertical’s flight test center at Cotswold Airport in...
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