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The Coming eVTOL Collapse
This is a Guest Post. The writer wishes to remain anonymous. The media and the general world seem to take for granted that electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles, functioning like air taxis, replacement helicopters, or even short-range regional transports,…
Fresh funding should see Vertical Aerospace through the next 15 months
Crash Vertical VX4 blamed on faulty propeller
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 dealt a blow with VX4 crash
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…
eVTOL updates from Joby, Vertical, Lilium, Archer, and Eve
UPDATE – Five major eVTOL start-ups announced various program updates last week for their Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) programs, both technically and financially. This includes Joby Aviation flying its first production aircraft, Vertical Aerospace making good progress with its first…