Radian Aerospace, a Seattle-based company, is developing a single stage to orbit spaceplane for missions to low earth orbit, including the International Space Station. The company just completed the initial ground taxi tests with its prototype flight vehicle, PFV01 in…
The August 9 incident of the Vertical Aerospace VX4 at Cotswold Airport seems to have been caused by a bonding issue within one of the propellers. The propeller was of an earlier generation that had been redesigned before the incident happened,…
Vertical Aerospace has yet to comment publicly on the accident at Cotswold Airport on Wednesday when its VX4 prototype aircraft crashed and seems to have been seriously damaged. As the only flying VX4, the incident will likely have a significant…
ZeroAvia has successfully performed the first flight of its Dornier Do-228 test aircraft, with one engine powered by an electric motor using electricity from the hydrogen fuel cell system. The flight took place out of Cotswold Airport in Gloucestershire earlier…
Vertical Aerospace has completed final assembly of the first full-scale prototype of the VX4 eVTOL. The vehicle will now start its multi-month flight test program, CEO Stephen Fitzpatrick said on August 8 in its HY1 2022 results release. Vertical prepares first…