Vertical Aerospace prototype completes first piloted flight

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Vertical Aerospace’s Final Full-Scale Prototype Completes First Piloted Flight

June 9, 2026 6:00 AM EDT

Full-scale prototype to accelerate flight testing, support piloted demonstrations and advance Vertical's hybrid-electric aircraft programme Latest prototype will progress through all phases of piloted flight testing, including thrustborne, wingborne and transition flight Final prototype before Critical Design Review (CDR), which will establish the certifiable aircraft design and pave the way for assembly of Vertical's first pre-production aircraft

LONDON & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Vertical Aerospace (Vertical or Company) (NYSE: EVTL), a global aerospace and technology company that is pioneering electric aviation, today announced that its latest full-scale... More