Handle With Care: Lessons From Vertical’s VX4 Crash
VX4 came down vertically with almost twice the sink rate the gear was designed to handle.
Credit: UK Air Accident Investigation Branch
Investigation of the 2023 crash of Vertical Aerospace’s VX4 electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) demonstrator provides insights into the intricacies of handling an accident involving a high-voltage, battery-powered aircraft. Published on May 2, the UK Aircraft Accident Investigation Branch...
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