Vertical Aerospace VA-1X eVTOL Makes Flying Display Debut at Farnborough Airshow – FutureFlight

[00:00:00]and to see it here. Absolute hover.

[00:00:03]We're already in it. So, ladies and gentlemen, here we go. The first space prototype is on the show right now. The aircraft has entered into a hover. So, all eight motors are spinning up at their full RPM. And our pilot today, Sai Davies, is starting to accelerate down the runway. He's pushing forward on his left hand.

[00:00:25]the motors are starting to tilt forward and the aircraft is gaining acceleration and gaining speed and that transfers the lift off those motors and onto the wing.

[00:00:34]As you see now, the aircraft has already got through some challenging aerodynamics. You can see and and right now as I look past the common reboot, we can see that those tilts of the first four motors are completely in their for position. And if you look carefully Yeah, actually so they're actually 90° but we have a maneuver maneuver on top of each other and they park perfectly in line with the is to allow further specification. Uh yeah, what a site here at farmer today.

[00:02:09]platform. We're designing a platform. So this is the starting point, but we can build from here. We can easily pivot into a defensive area. So adding hybrid hybrid power system, we extend that range and unlock amazing opportunities and bas really. So it is very versatile platform.

[00:02:43]Yes, but it is a new category. The answer to that is we work very closely with the regulator. So we for years now we've been working with the CA with the and we've been working together to understand what is for everyone to travel on and we continue that process. We've been flight testing for over two years now with this aircraft and the CA has been with us every step of the way and we've really worked an amazing partner.

[00:03:41]Ireland kind of two main areas to happen. So the active motor will start to spin up and we would start redistribute the lift from the wing back onto the motor for motor tilt back and the transition that transition process you see the aircraft approaching slowing down pulling back our pilot side pulling back on the left hand demanding that acceleration and it's worth also The pilot experience with these type of aircraft is really easy. I'd love to glamorize it, but we have built a very easy to fly through the simulator a few days ago. It is a really unbelievable way.

[00:04:45]Not yet, but it will happen. It will happen. That's how we'll fire. That's how We can see the commentary now slowing down.

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