Phase one of four flight test stages proves the VX4 will perform stabilised hover while tethered to the ground. Next come the thrustborne, wingborne and transition stages of testing.

With the green light from Cherwell District Council, now begins the exciting stage in vertiport development: building it. Tests conducted at this facility will be instrumental to the future of quiet, electric, vertical flight.

The VX4 performed a piloted flight while loosely tethered to the ground, during which Vertical measured over 20,000 flight and system parameters to verify thrust, handling qualities and system performance.