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Vertical Aerospace·GB·eVTOL air-taxi

VX4 (Valo).

UK tiltrotor eVTOL; two-way piloted transition flight completed Apr 2026; type certification now expected 2029.

Testing

Certification: Expanded UK CAA Permit to Fly for public demonstration flights (Jul 2026); type certification now expected in 2029 after Vertical flagged rising risk to its 2028 target

Verified 2026-09-24

Technical subsystems

  • propulsion↗

    Tiltrotor distributed electric propulsion; Honeywell Anthem flight deck, compact fly-by-wire flight control system.

  • avionics↗

    Honeywell Anthem flight deck and fly-by-wire system; safety-enhancing inceptors.

  • structures↗

    Carbon-fibre composite construction; tilt-shift propellers.

Sourced metrics

Range (miles)
100 mi
Cruise speed (mph)
150 mph
Passenger seats
4 pax

Roadmap

VX4 (Valo) RoadmapTODAY2026-10-112025-09Phase 3 wingborne flight testing completedAchieved2026-04Phase 4: two-way piloted transition flight completedAchieved2026-12Critical Design Review completeOn track2029Type Certification (CAA + EASA), moved from 2028Slipped↗↗↗↗
AchievedOn trackSlippedPlannedCanceled
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