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VX4 at Bristol

Four-seat eVTOL with tilt-rotor configuration. EASA DOA and UK CAA Design Organization Approval. Flight testing at Cotswold Airport with full-scale prototype. American Airlines conditional purchase agreement.

VX4 by Vertical Aerospace · Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

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Vertical Aerospace VX4 eVTOL test flights at Cotswold Airport and vertiport in Bristol, UK. EASA certification program. No commercial service as of 2026.

Trust tier
Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified
Last updated
2026-06-07
Model
VX4
Company
Vertical Aerospace
Location
Bristol
Status
operational
ID
6f7f50af-b670-44c2-8738-e156d8ef870a

Sources (1)

  1. https://vertical-aerospace.com/
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-06-07

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-06-07

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: development

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: aerial

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Common questions

What is the VX4 deployment at Bristol?
VX4, built by Vertical Aerospace, is recorded as a deployment at Bristol on the DEPLOY registry. Vertical Aerospace operates the deployment directly.
Who operates VX4 at Bristol?
Vertical Aerospace, the manufacturer of VX4, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
Have there been incidents at the VX4 deployment at Bristol?
No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.

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