Test Pilot Paul Stone Flew The Transition Sequence At Vertical’s Flight-Test Center Vertical Aerospace has announced the achievement of piloted thrustborne transition by a full-scale eVTOL aircraft, taking off vertically like a helicopter and transitioning seamlessly into wingborne flight like a fixed-wing aircraft.This marks a first for a piloted, full-scale eVTOL aircraft of this class operating under the oversight of the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), which is working in close collaboration with the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) toward certification of Vertical’s electric aircraft, Valo. The technical milestone is the most significant in Vertical’s 10-year history and represents the completion of the first half of the two-way transition sequence.
