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Vertical Aerospace

VX4 air taxi, UK

GBpublicest. 2016vertical-aerospace.com (opens vertical-aerospace.com)Checked 25 Sep

The brief

Analyst view
  • Began piloted tests of the hover-to-wing switch in Nov 2025 under a UK permit.
  • Flew a full piloted switch from hover to wing-borne flight in April 2026.
  • Funded mostly by Mudrick Capital, after early backing from founder Stephen Fitzpatrick.
Programs

Vertical Aerospace, one program

Updated 21 Jul 2026
VX4An electric air taxi for a pilot and four passengers, with four tilting front propellers and four fixed lift propellers.ProtoNextUK type certificate (safety approval)Updated 21 Jul 2026View program →
Research · Proto · Pilot · Deploy · Scaling

Peers

Air taxis · 4

Company & funding

HQ
GB
Founded
2016

People

Key people
Primer