BRISTOL, U.K. - A company developing an electric aircraft is celebrating a key milestone. Bristol-based Vertical Aerospace (VA) has successfully carried out piloted hover flight tests using its so-called electric flying taxi at Cotswold Airport in Gloucestershire, Sammy Jenkins, Bea Swallow, and Theo Leggett report for the BBC. Continue reading original article.
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6 February 2025 - "Starting the year with this milestone is a fantastic achievement and testament to the dedication of our team and partners, "Stuart Simpson, CEO of Vertical Aerospace in Bristol, England. "Becoming one of only two companies globally to conduct piloted thrustborne flight maneuvers in a full-scale vectored thrust eVTOL underscores the progress we’re making toward our Flightpath 2030 strategy and our vision to transform the way the world moves. The team is now focused on completing this phase while we prepare for the significant next step of wingborne flight."
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