Vertical Aerospace says government has given £10m backing, taking its total investment in the project to £48m.
British flying taxi start-up 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.
The company demonstrated its prototype model of the flying taxi on Monday at the Farnborough international airshow, an industry event at an airfield west of London.
The aircraft is one of several electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft which manufacturers are hoping will revolutionise urban transport by landing quietly – relative to a helicopter – in built-up areas with no direct emissions.
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