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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 · 2 sources · not yet field-verified · Drones

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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.

Key facts

Fleet
VX4 eVTOL
Operator
Vertical Aerospace
Coverage
Cotswold Airport and vertiport in Bristol, UK
Status
Test flights, no commercial service as of 2026
Regulatory
EASA certification program

Exposure

Customer segment
logistics
Scale tier
commercial 10 99

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Safety record

No incidents on record for VX4 at Bristol.

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Trust tier
Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-21
Model
VX4
Company
Vertical Aerospace
Location
United Kingdom/Bristol
Operator
Vertical Aerospace
Status
operational
Operator type
maker operated
Scale at site
11 to 100 units
Site environment
outdoor
Location precision
verified coordinates
First seen
2024-06-01
ID
6f7f50af-b670-44c2-8738-e156d8ef870a

Timeline

  1. Jun 2024
    First recorded
    VX4 first documented operating at Bristol.
  2. Jun 2026
    created
  3. Aug 2026
    Current status: operational, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (2)

  1. https://vertical-aerospace.com/
  2. https://pilotweb.aero/news/verticals-vx4-evtol-aircraft-flies-at-cotswold-airport/
Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-21

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: development

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: aerial

Sources by quality tier

2
unclassified
Unclassified source

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Methodology surface for VX4 at Bristol.

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.
When did the VX4 deployment at Bristol go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting June 1, 2024 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
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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