VERTICAL AEROSPACE eVTOL ORDERS TAKEOFF
25 New Air Taxi Orders From Japan
Flying Taxi Accelerating Toward Certification
UK-based aerospace and technology company Vertical Aerospace has secured 25 new pre-orders for its eVTOL VX4 from Japanese trading and investment company Marubeni Corporation. Here are the key facts:
- Vertical Aerospace has secured 25 paid pre-orders for VX4 for use as commuter air taxis in Japan
- The orders from Marubeni could soar to 200 and that is on top of 1400 orders by airlines like Virgin Atlantic, American Airlines and Japan Airlines
- Vertical takeoff and landing, all electric aircraft
- VX4 carries a pilot and up to 4 passengers
- Range on a charge is 100 miles
- Top speed is 200 mph and cruising speed is 150 mph
- Company claims to be using the world's lightest and safest powertrain, co-created with Rolls Royce that is 1 MW electric
- Contains same flight control and advanced avionics that are in the F35, one of the world's only supersonic VTOL aircraft
- 100-times quieter than a helicopter
- Sustainable, zero emissions
- Successfully test flown by pilots
- Testing continues along with developing higher speeds and longer range during upcoming months
- Certification expected by 2025
- Certified to the same standards as commercial airplanes
- Vertical Aerospace is the 1st British company in 20 years to manufacture and lift-off with a new aircraft.
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