Accident Damages Vertical Aerospace’s Prototype VX4

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Credit: Vertical Aerospace
LONDON—The prototype of Vertical Aerospace’s VX4 electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft was damaged during flight testing on Aug. 9. The aircraft appears to have made a hard landing on the runway at Cotswold Airport in Kemble, England, which is home to Vertical's flight test center...
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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