Daresbury, Cheshire, UK, 11th September, 2024: Olsen Actuators and Drives has provided Vertical Aerospace, a global aerospace and technology company pioneering electric aviation, with an actuation and drives package for the primary flight control actuation systems for the VA-1X prototype pre-production aircraft. 

Vertical is creating a safer, cleaner and quieter way to travel. Aircraft AC02 is the latest iteration of its Vertical Aerospace planned production VX4 aircraft. It is a piloted, four passenger, Electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft, with zero operating emissions.