Vertical Aerospace Achieves First Battery-Powered Free Flight

Ben Goldstein July 19, 2023

The VX4 is designed to carry a pilot and four passengers up to 100 mi. (161 km) at a top speed of 200 mph.

Credit: Vertical Aerospace
Vertical Aerospace has achieved the first battery-powered free flight of its VX4 electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) demonstrator, marking a milestone on the road to type certification for the Bristol, UK-based startup’s four-passenger air taxi. The first free flight of the VX4 took off...
Ben Goldstein

Based in Washington, Ben covers Congress, regulatory agencies, the Departments of Justice and Transportation and lobby groups.

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