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Vertical Aerospace says that the VX4 is a piloted, zero emissions electric vertical take off and landing (eVTOL) vehicle with an expected range of over 100 miles (160.9 km), capacity for 4 passengers and a pilot, and runs quieter than a helicopter. [21] The proposed aircraft is intended to operate in and out of cities and other confined locations.
This is a list of fixed-wing aircraft capable of vertical take-off and landing arranged under manufacturer. The list excludes helicopters, including compound helicopters and gyrocopters, because they are assumed to have this capability. For more detail on subtypes of VTOL, see List of tiltrotor aircraft
In June 2019, Avolon announced an order for 140 LEAP-1A engines from CFM International, with a value of US$2 billion at list prices. These engines would power 70 Airbus A320neo family aircraft from Avolon's order book. [27] In June 2021, Avolon made headlines with the world's largest order for eVTOL aircraft, ordering 500 VX4s from Vertical ...
An electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft is a variety of VTOL (vertical take-off and landing) aircraft that uses electric power to hover, take off, and land vertically.
Apollo 16 LM Orion on the lunar surface, 1972 DC-XA landing in 1996 A Falcon 9 first stage performing a vertical landing, 2016. Vertical takeoff, vertical landing (VTVL) is a form of takeoff and landing for rockets. Multiple VTVL craft have flown. A notable VTVL vehicle was the Apollo Lunar Module which delivered the first humans to the Moon.
VX-4, Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Four (AIRTEVRON FOUR), commonly referred to by its nickname of The Evaluators, was a United States Navy air test and evaluation squadron based at Naval Air Station Point Mugu, California.
Vertical Aerospace earned an AAM Reality Index score of 7.2, ranking 8th. [28] Virgin Atlantic along with Cranfield University and other industry and academic partners created the Advanced Mobility Ecosystem Consortium and earned a £9.5m grant by the UK's Future Flight Challenge. [ 54 ]
Malloy Aeronautics is a British company which specialises in the research and development of heavy lift vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Based in Maidenhead , England, the company was founded in 2013 by Chris Malloy and has activities in the United Kingdom, United States and Australia.