Vertical Aerospace Begins Untethered Flight Tests Written 13 November 2024

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Vertical Aerospace VX4 testing. | Credit: Vertical Aerospace; X

Aerotime reports, “British eVTOL developer Vertical Aerospace has conducted the first untethered flight of its VX4 prototype, kicking off Phase Two of its development program. Until now Vertical Aerospace had conducted piloted flight tests, but with the aircraft always tethered to the ground by a cable.”
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