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Vertical’s VX4 prototype eVTOL aircraft achieves first tethered piloted flight

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Just over a week after Vertical Aerospace unveiled its new full-scale VX4 eVTOL prototype, the UK-based pioneer has confirmed that the aircraft has completed its first tethered piloted flight. Additional stages include wingborne or conventional flight (CTOL) and piloted transition flight.

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Skyryse conducts world’s first automated helicopter set-down using app

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According to the company, on each occasion, the aircraft lifted off and transitioned into a seamless and stable hover. SkyOS is designed to simplify and standardize flight for any aircraft (rotorcraft and fixed-wing), in theory making it easier for any pilot to fly any aircraft, and for anyone to become a pilot.

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Archer Aviation given FAA’s airworthiness criteria for Midnight eVTOL aircraft

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“The FAA announces the special class airworthiness criteria for the Archer Aviation, Inc. This document sets forth the airworthiness criteria the FAA finds to be appropriate and applicable for the powered-lift design,” the FAA airworthiness criteria read. Joby Aviation were provided with similar documentation in March 2024.

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Vertical Aerospace completes thurstborne test flight program

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Vertical Aerospace announced on February 4, 2025, that it had successfully completed Phase 2 in its piloted flight test program for its VX4 prototype eVTOL aircraft. Vertical Aerospace started its piloted thrustborne tests in early January 2025 at Cotswold Airport (GBA), in England, and has since performed more than 30 piloted flights.

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The innovators and trailblazers of future aviation flourishing in the UK

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On June 25, 2024, one of the new full-scale VX4 eVTOL prototypes successfully completed its first tethered piloted flight marking a huge milestone for the company. From the aircraft to the batteries powering them, Vertical Aerospace is quite literally propelling the future of aviation,” Cervenka added.

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Horizon Aircraft reaches milestone with X7 eVTOL transitioning to forward flight

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The aircraft also has twin-boom vertical stabilizers to the rear and a monocoque cabin that can accommodate up to six passengers, plus the operating pilot. We are looking forward to proving this next on our full-scale, piloted technical demonstrator that is currently under construction.

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Flight Test Files: B-47A Stratojet

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Since the 1940s, Dryden has been a hub for cutting-edge flight testing, contributing significantly to the development of modern aviation technologies. Accommodations were for two pilots and a navigator, with the aircraft being instrumented for aeroelasticity studies. The white aircraft in the foreground is a Douglas Skyrocket.