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Blade release due to manufacturing defect doomed VX4 prototype, says UK AAIB

By Dominic Perry2 May 2024

Source: AAIB

Vertical Aerospace’s initial VX4 prototype was written off after the failure of a propeller blade due to a manufacturing fault which led to a loss of thrust from two of the aircraft’s remaining electric motors, ultimately causing it to impact the ground with a high rate of descent, UK investigators have determined.