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UK vs US: Vertical Aerospace and Joby Aviation eVTOL showdown 2025

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In another significant update Vertical announced on May 27, 2025, that Davies had completed the first-ever piloted wingborne flight of a winged eVTOL aircraft in European open airspace. Aircraft Three recently arrived safely at its home base, the Vertical Flight Test Centre.

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Meet WindRunner: The airplane set to become the largest aircraft ever built 

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Boasting colossal dimensions and designed to carry the world’s largest payloads, WindRunner is set to break existing aviation records for scale by some margin and will set a new benchmark in airborne cargo transportation. The maximum payload weight will be 160,000 lbs (72.575kg).

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