UK military ‘eyes innovative electric flying taxi’ as 2029 launch planned

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Vertical Aerospace, a British startup developing electric flying taxis, announced that the UK government is interested in a military variant of its aircraft and has granted an additional £10 million, bringing total state funding to £48 million. The startup aims to launch flights with paying passengers by 2029.

Vertical Aerospace says government has given £10m backing, taking its total investment in the project to £48m British flying taxi startup Vertical Aerospace has said the UK government has expressed interest in buying a military variant of its aircraft as it races to gain approval for flights with paying passengers. Vertical also welcomed another £10m grant from the government, taking its total UK state funding to £48m. Continue reading...