# Leonardo to develop fuselage for Vertical Aerospace VX4 eVTOL

Vertical Aerospace and Leonardo agreed a joint development programme for the design, testing, manufacture and supply of the carbon composite fuselage for the VX4 eVTOL aircraft, initially for six certification aircraft, with potential to scale to 2,000 per year.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2022-02-08
- Where: Italy
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 2000 aircraft per year
- Products: carbon composite fuselage for eVTOL aircraft
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Leonardo](https://endata.com/companies/18893.md) (supplier)
- [Vertical Aerospace](https://endata.com/companies/32094.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [evtolinsights.com](https://evtolinsights.com/leonardo-to-work-on-the-development-of-fuselage-for-vertical-aerospaces-vx4-evtol-aircraft/), 2022-02-08: "I'm thrilled that Leonardo will be joining us in this journey."

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