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VX4

otherresearchby Vertical Aerospace

Four-seat eVTOL with tilt-rotor configuration.

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

The verified answer

As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies VX4, a other by Vertical Aerospace (research): 6 verified deployments on record. 4 sources back the record.

Regulatory status1 FAA action

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

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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
research(Lab-stage only; no commercial or public deployment reported.)
Sources on file
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Key facts

Design (company-claimed)

Tilt-rotor eVTOL for a pilot plus four passengers on short urban and regional flights.

Range and speed (company-claimed, Jul 2024)

Up to 100 miles range and up to 150 mph cruise; 20% better power-to-weight than the prior prototype.

Certification (reported, unconfirmed)

UK CAA certification in progress; first crewed flight in 2023.

Suppliers (reported, unconfirmed)

Rolls-Royce propulsion partnership, Honeywell avionics and GKN Aerospace structures.

Orders (reported, unconfirmed)

American Airlines has a pre-order.

Data & sources

Web sources

4

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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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VX4 on the deployment map

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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 (4)

  1. https://vertical-aerospace.com/vx4/
  2. https://www.caa.co.uk/vertical-aerospace/
  3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertical_Aerospace_VX4
  4. https://vertical-aerospace.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Vertical-Aerospace-Unveils-Advanced-VX4-Prototype.pdf

Mentioned on (2)

Registry pages whose text names 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 is at research stage and is not yet available for sale.
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 other robots to VX4 include Archer Midnight, Joby S4, ASML EUV TwinScan, 10Beauty Manicure System.
How does VX4 compare to Archer Midnight?
VX4 and Archer Midnight (Archer Aviation · 9 deployments) are both other 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 other?
On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, VX4 ranks in roughly the top 2% of other models tracked by the registry.
What is VX4's maturity stage?
VX4 is at the research stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Research stage means active development without commercial deployments on file.
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 · 4 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-12

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-10-12

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: research

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: other

Sources by quality tier

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Unclassified source
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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

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Dec 10, 2025

Vertical Aerospace teams with Syensqo for VX4 materials

Dec 8, 2025

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

Sep 19, 2025