Vertical’s VX4 Prototype Completes First Tethered Hovers

Vertical Aerospace is targeting entry-into-service with its VX4 in 2027.

Credit: Vertical Aerospace
Vertical Aerospace has completed initial tethered hover flights with its recently unveiled next-generation VX4 electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) prototype. Performed while loosely tethered to the ground, the piloted hover tests measured more than 20,000 flight and system parameters to...

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