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

$EVTLPress releaseJun 9, 2026, 6:00 AM ETRead the release

Vertical Aerospace’s final full-scale prototype completed its maiden piloted flight on June 5, 2026, conducted by test pilot Paul Stone. This aircraft doubles the company’s flight testing capacity and will progress through thrustborne, wingborne, and transition phases before being retrofitted for hybrid-electric testing.

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