This is a first for Rolls-Royce. The engine manufacturer has entered into a commercial partnership to equip an ADAV (vertical take-off and landing aircraft) with its electric propulsion system. The flying taxi in question will be designed by the British company Vertical Aerospace which is based in Bristol.
The details are still very succinct but it is indicated that the VA-X4, that's its name, will be able to carry four passengers and a pilot while flying at more than 200 km / h for a maximum distance of approximately 190 km. According to Vertical Aerospace, a flight from central London to Heathrow airport will take less than 15 minutes compared to 1h30mn by road.
Rolls-Royce will design the entire propulsion and power system based on
100 kW electric motors as well as the associated monitoring infrastructure. The VA-X4 has eight rotors arranged on either side of the wing edges. Four of them tilt to make the transition between vertical take-off and horizontal flight like an airplane.
The certification of this adav is scheduled for 2024 with the start of commercial operation "shortly after".
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