UK-based global major industrial technology group Rolls-Royce is to cooperate with UK urban air mobility (UAM) aircraft company Vertical Aerospace to power the latter’s new electrically-powered piloted vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) machine. This UAM vehicle is designated the VA-X4 and will be able to carry four passengers, as well as a pilot, for up to 120 miles (193 km) at speeds exceeding 200 mph (322 km/h). Rolls-Royce Electrical will be responsible for the design and manufacture of the VA-X4’s complete electrical propulsion system. This will include the group’s latest 100 kW-class propulsion units (for both lift and horizontal flight) as well as the power distribution and monitoring systems.
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