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VX4

aerialdevelopmentby Vertical Aerospace

Four-seat eVTOL with tilt-rotor configuration.

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Manufacturer
Vertical Aerospace
Form factor
aerial
Maturity
development
Lifecycle
active
Deployments
6
Website
vertical-aerospace.com ↗

The verified answer

As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies VX4, a aerial by Vertical Aerospace (development): 6 verified deployments on record. 3 sources back the record.

Regulatory status1 FAA action

VX4 has 1 FAA action pending, per the DEPLOY registry.

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Appears ineVTOL & passenger air mobility

Overview

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.

Verified vs. claimed

Maturity stage
development
Sources on file
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Key facts

Founded

2016, Bristol, UK

Founder

Stephen Fitzpatrick (CEO, ex-OVO Energy founder)

Product

VX4 eVTOL - tilt-rotor design; 4 passengers + pilot; designed for short-haul urban and regional flights

Funding

Series A $25M; B $315M; C $205M; total ~$545M+

SPAC

Merged with Broadstone 2021; NYSE: EVTL

CAA

UK CAA certification in progress; first crewed flight achieved 2023; American Airlines pre-order

Strategic

Rolls-Royce partnership on propulsion; Honeywell avionics; GKN Aerospace structures

Data & sources

Web sources

3

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Pricing

No verified price is on record for VX4. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.

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Deployments (6)

  • VX4 at UKoperational

    UK government support for Vertical Aerospace totals over $100 million, building manufacturing capability for VX4 certification and production.

  • VX4 at Malaga-Marbella, Spainannounced

    Vertical selected as piloted eVTOL demonstration partner for VERTI-GO program, Europe's counterpart to the U.S.

  • VX4 at UKoperational

    Vertical Aerospace secured an $850 million funding package to support certification and scale-up of the VX4/Valo eVTOL platform.

  • VX4 at Farnborough, UKoperational

    Vertical completed the first public eVTOL transition flight demonstrations at the Farnborough International Airshow in July 2026, flying five consecutive days in front of 140,000+ visitors.

  • VX4 at Cotswold Airport, UKoperational

    Vertical Aerospace completed the first two-way piloted transition flight with VX4 in April 2026, becoming the first eVTOL to do so under civil aviation Design Organisation Approval oversight.

  • VX4 at Bristoloperational

    Vertical Aerospace VX4 eVTOL test flights at Cotswold Airport and vertiport in Bristol, UK.

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Recent activity

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Supply chain (1)

Compute / semiconductor

  • Honeywell InternationalHoneywell Anthem flight deck (aircraft management system: cockpit displays, software, controls, connectivity) and Honeywell compact fly-by-wire flight controls system and Honeywell inceptors (pilot hand controllers) -- primary avionics and flight control systems for Vertical Aerospace VX4 eVTOLsupplies

Suppliers appear here when verified with at least two strong sources (maker-official / IR / regulatory / standards-body / verified tier-2). Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history.

Regulatory filings (1)

Safety record

No incidents on record for VX4.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Sources (3)

  1. https://vertical-aerospace.com/vx4/
  2. https://www.caa.co.uk/vertical-aerospace/
  3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertical_Aerospace_VX4

Common questions

What is VX4?
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.
How much does VX4 cost?
VX4's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for VX4 from Vertical Aerospace. Physical-AI systems like this are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price; check the manufacturer for the latest.
Is VX4 actually deployed in the real world?
Yes. VX4 is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.
Who makes VX4?
VX4 is made by Vertical Aerospace, based in Bristol, UK, founded in 2016.
Where is VX4 deployed?
6 verified deployments of VX4 are on the DEPLOY registry, including at UK, Malaga-Marbella, Spain, Farnborough, UK.
Can you buy VX4?
VX4's purchase availability is not confirmed on the DEPLOY registry; check the manufacturer for the latest.
Is VX4 FAA certified?
VX4 has 1 regulatory record on the DEPLOY registry: FAA authorization, pending. See the Regulatory filings section for each agency source.
What are alternatives to VX4?
On the DEPLOY registry, comparable aerial robots to VX4 include Wing Delivery Aircraft, Skydio X10, Zipline Platform 2 (P2), Prime Air MK30.
How does VX4 compare to Wing Delivery Aircraft?
VX4 and Wing Delivery Aircraft (Wing · 35 deployments) are both aerial robots on the DEPLOY registry. VX4 has 6 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
Is VX4 a top aerial?
On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, VX4 ranks in roughly the top 13% of aerial models tracked by the registry.
What is VX4's maturity stage?
VX4 is at the development stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production).
Is VX4 safe?
VX4 has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-14

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-14

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: development

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: aerial

Sources by quality tier

2
unclassified
Unclassified source
1
knowledge-base
Knowledge base

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Methodology surface for VX4.

Recent coverage

VX4 in third-party press

Europe's Only VTOL Is Now Called Valo, Targets First Commercial Flight in 2028 - autoevolution

Dec 10, 2025

Vertical Aerospace teams with Syensqo for VX4 materials - PlasticsToday

Dec 8, 2025

Only eVTOL Made in Europe Ready for Transition Flight, Initial Assembly Locations Revealed - autoevolution

Sep 19, 2025