# VX4 at Bristol: deployment

Canonical ID: `6f7f50af-b670-44c2-8738-e156d8ef870a`

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_

- **Slug:** vertical-aerospace-test-uk
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [VX4](/models/vx4.md) (id: `984f70fe-7fb2-429c-b48f-ccd2f69cdf8c`)
- **Company:** [Vertical Aerospace](/companies/vertical-aerospace.md) (id: `d2e6da72-bc7e-457b-9869-3f3f4ff4d8aa`)
- **Location:** [Bristol](/locations/bristol-uk.md) (id: `ab0c7c1c-6c97-4f6d-87f3-e5ccfdb84694`)

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://vertical-aerospace.com/

## 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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