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Flying Taxi Pioneer Vertical Aero Enlists Ex-McLaren CEO Flewitt
- Flewitt says he sees parallels between race cars and eVTOLs
- Vertical has more than 1,400 outline orders for its VX4 craft
A Vertical Aerospace VA-X4 eVTOL aircraft.
Source: Vertical Aerospace
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Flying-taxi pioneer Vertical Aerospace Ltd. has recruited former McLaren supercars head Mike Flewitt to its board as the UK firm moves closer to starting production of the futuristic craft.
Flewitt, who made a surprise exit as chief executive officer of McLaren Automotive Ltd. in October after eight years in the post, will bring “deep industrial and manufacturing expertise” to Vertical at a key point in its development, the Bristol, England-based company said in a statement Tuesday.