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Vertical Aerospace
UK COMPANYEVTL📍 Bristol, England🗓 Founded 2016💰 $400M+
The UK's leading eVTOL company, Vertical Aerospace is developing the VX4 — a four-passenger plus pilot aircraft targeting 200 mph and 100-mile range. Listed on the NYSE, they have pre-orders from American Airlines and Virgin Atlantic exceeding 1,000 aircraft. CAA and EASA dual certification is being pursued.
$400M+
Total Funding
1
Aircraft Models
5
Target Cities
5
Backers
INVESTORS & BACKERS
American Airlines
Virgin Atlantic
Avolon
Rolls-Royce
Microsoft
TARGET CITIES
London, UKPLANNED
Manchester, UKPLANNED
Bristol, UKPLANNED
New York, USAANNOUNCED
Los Angeles, USAANNOUNCED
Fleet
Vertical VX4
Lift+Cruise·piloted·First flight 2022
Flight TestingEASACAA
4 pax
Passengers
322 km/h
Max Speed
161 km
Range
3,000 m
Altitude
3,200 kg
MTOW
8
Rotors
60 dB
Noise
2026
Cert Target
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
- ·UK's premier eVTOL — HQ in Bristol with strong CAA relationship
- ·Pre-orders from American Airlines (250), Virgin Atlantic (150), Avolon (310)
- ·Rolls-Royce supplying electrical power system — world-class partner
- ·Dual EASA and UK CAA certification (unique post-Brexit challenge)
- ·Microsoft Azure partnership for fleet management and digital twin
- ·Target London–Paris and London–Birmingham corridors
- ·Listed NYSE: EVTL
SOURCES
Vertical Aerospace SEC F-4 Filing, 2021American Airlines pre-order announcement, Jun 2021UK CAA Innovation Sandbox participation, 2022Vertical Aerospace Annual Report 2023