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Vertical Aerospace x Rolls-Royce Holdings

Rolls-Royce (Mar 9 2021) announced its first commercial Urban Air Mobility deal to design the electrical propulsion system architecture for Vertical Aerospace's piloted VA-X4 eVTOL, including 100 kW-class lift and push units, power distribution, and monitoring. About 150 Rolls-Royce engineers across Hungary, Singapore, Germany, the U.S., and the UK were expected to support development toward a then-stated 2024 certification target. Aircraft framed as carrying up to four passengers about 120 miles at cruise over 200 mph (company-stated at announcement).

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technology
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Activejust announced
Announced
2021-03-09
5.6 years ago
Active for
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Vertical Aerospaceco developer

British eVTOL developer of the VX4 aircraft. EASA Design Organization Approval. Flight testing at Cotswold Airport. Partnership with [American airlines](/companies/american-airlines).

HQBristol, UKvertical-aerospace.com1 partnerships

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Rolls-Royce Holdingsco developer

[Rolls-royce](/companies/rolls-royce-holdings) Holdings is a British aerospace and defense company based in London, developing autonomous systems including autonomous ship navigation, unmanned aerial systems, and autonomous engine maintenance robotics for aviation and maritime applications.

HQLondon, UKrolls-royce.com1 partnerships

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Sources (1)

  1. https://www.rolls-royce.com/media/press-releases/2021/09-03-2021-rr-set-to-power-vertical-aerospaces-all-electric-aircraft.aspx

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