A tail rotor malfunction could cause the pilot to lose control of the aircraft; the tail rotor's purpose is to counteract the torque of the main rotor, acting essentially as a balancing mechanism.

Vertical Aerospace ( NYSE: EVTL) announced on Thursday that it completed the world's first airport-to-airport piloted flight ...

Vertical Aerospace shares rose after the company said it completed the first airport-to-airport piloted flight by a full-scale, winged tilt-rotor eVTOL designed for commercial service. Shares were up ...

The VX4 prototype flight spanned 17 miles from Vertical's Flight Test Centre at Cotswold Airport to RAF Fairford.

Vertical Aerospace (Vertical) (NYSE: EVTL) (“Vertical” or the “Company”), a global aerospace and technology company that is ...