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Leonardo y Vertical Aerospace anuncian colaboración en el Programa de Desarrollo de Fuselaje

Leonardo y Vertical Aerospace anuncian colaboración en el Programa de Desarrollo de Fuselaje

  • Vertical y Leonardo colaborarán en el desarrollo del fuselaje del avión eléctrico VX4 de Vertical
  • Leonardo está prestando su experiencia, perfeccionada en numerosos programas aeroespaciales civiles y de defensa, a los aviones de Vertical.
  • La colaboración es para una certificación inicial de seis aeronaves, pero puede escalar hasta la producción en masa de 2000 VX4 por año, para cumplir con el libro de pedidos anticipados líder en el mercado de Vertical.
  • La asociación entre Vertical y Leonardo se basa en el ecosistema incomparable de socios de Vertical que ya incluye a Honeywell, Rolls-Royce, Microsoft, GKN y Solvay.

Roma, Italia, Londres, Reino Unido y Nueva York, EE. UU. | Febrero de 2022: Vertical Aerospace (“Vertical”) (NYSE:EVTL), una empresa aeroespacial y de tecnología líder que es pionera en la aviación de cero emisiones, anunció hoy que acordó un programa de desarrollo conjunto con Leonardo para el diseño, prueba, fabricación y suministro del fuselaje compuesto de carbono para el avión eléctrico VX4 de Vertical.

Vertical y Leonardo trabajarán juntos en la optimización de estructuras compuestas ligeras, diseño modular, instalación de sistemas y pruebas estructurales para el desarrollo conjunto del fuselaje de la aeronave. Esto está actualmente en vigor para al menos seis aviones de certificación, hasta la certificación exitosa del VX4. El acuerdo también establece el potencial de escalar la producción de fuselajes a 2000 aviones al año para satisfacer la demanda de cartera de pedidos líder en el mercado existente de Vertical. Vertical tiene lo que cree que es el libro de pedidos anticipados condicionales más grande (por valor) en la industria eVTOL, de hasta 1350 aviones con un valor de $ 5400 millones de American Airlines, Avolon, Bristow e Iberojet, incluidas las opciones de pedidos anticipados de Virgin Atlantic y Marubeni. , ya través de las colocaciones de Avolon, las aerolíneas JAL y Gol.

Leonardo tiene experiencia de larga data en el desarrollo y fabricación de aeroestructuras compuestas en programas civiles y de defensa. La firma aeroespacial también tiene una estrecha relación con el proveedor estratégico de materiales compuestos de Vertical, Solvay. Vertical y Solvay están desarrollando conjuntamente materiales avanzados y tecnologías de fabricación que permitirán la fabricación de gran volumen del VX4.

La asociación de Vertical con Leonardo se basa en su ecosistema incomparable de socios, incluidos Rolls-Royce, Honeywell, Solvay, GKN y Microsoft. Vertical continúa aumentando su equipo de ingenieros experimentados y ejecutivos de aviación y espera comenzar el programa de vuelo de prueba del VX4 más adelante en 2022.

El VX4 de Vertical está allanando el camino para la movilidad aérea avanzada y se espera que revolucione la forma en que viajamos. Se espera que el avión pilotado, completamente eléctrico y casi silencioso tenga un alcance de más de 100 millas y alcance velocidades máximas de hasta 200 mph. Con una capacidad para cuatro pasajeros, el VX4 de cero emisiones operativas también tendrá un bajo costo por pasajero y milla, similar al de un taxi.

Michael Cervenka, presidente de Vertical, dijo:Vertical es pionera en la aviación eléctrica y tiene la misión de transformar la forma en que viaja la gente. Me han impresionado enormemente las capacidades técnicas y de fabricación altamente innovadoras y líderes en la industria de Leonardo, y nuestra asociación ha tenido un comienzo espectacular. Estoy encantado de que Leonardo se una a nosotros en este viaje. Tenemos un libro de pedidos anticipados líder en el mercado para nuestro VX4, y esta asociación garantizará que podamos escalar el programa para satisfacer la demanda”.

Lucio Valerio Cioffi, Gerente General de Leonardo, dijo: “La movilidad aérea avanzada es parte del mandato de Leonardo de innovar utilizando nuestra tecnología de punta, centrada en el ser humano y nuestra experiencia en industrialización. Estamos orgullosos de colaborar con Vertical como parte de nuestra visión estratégica en este nuevo sector”.

Giancarlo Schisano, Director General de la División de Aeroestructuras de Leonardo, dijo: “Leonardo, como socio de los principales fabricantes de aviones comerciales del mundo, está especializado en la producción y el montaje de los principales componentes metálicos y compuestos estructurales para aviones comerciales. Leonardo se esfuerza por incorporar nuevas tecnologías, materiales y procesos a nuestras prácticas establecidas en nuestros sitios de producción. Este será el caso de nuestra planta de Grottaglie en el sur de Italia, donde centraremos nuestras actividades VX4; la planta es una de las instalaciones más avanzadas de Europa para producir aeroestructuras compuestas”.

El desarrollo continuo y la integración de soluciones de vanguardia en todos los dominios, como Advanced Air Mobility, es un elemento clave del Plan Estratégico BeTomorrow2030 de Leonardo.

Acerca de Vertical Aerospace

Vertical Aerospace es pionera en la aviación eléctrica. La compañía fue fundada en 2016 por Stephen Fitzpatrick, un empresario establecido mejor conocido como el fundador del Grupo Ovo, un grupo líder en energía y tecnología y el minorista de energía independiente más grande de Europa. En los últimos cinco años, Vertical se ha centrado en crear el equipo más experimentado y senior en la industria de eVTOL, que tiene más de 1700 años combinados de experiencia en ingeniería, y ha certificado y respaldado más de 30 sistemas de propulsión y aeronaves civiles y militares diferentes.

Se espera que el ecosistema de socios de primer nivel de Vertical elimine el riesgo de la ejecución operativa y su camino hacia la certificación permite una estructura de costos ajustada y permite la producción a escala. Vertical tiene una cartera de pedidos anticipados líder en el mercado (por valor) para un total de hasta 1350 aviones de American Airlines, Avolon, Bristow e Iberojet, que incluye opciones de pedidos anticipados condicionales de Virgin Atlantic y Marubeni, y al hacerlo, está creando múltiples rutas posibles al mercado a corto plazo y accionables.

Las acciones ordinarias de Vertical cotizan en la Bolsa de Nueva York en diciembre de 2021 con el símbolo “EVTL”. Saber más: vertical-aerospace.com

Sobre leonardo

Leonardo, una empresa global de alta tecnología, se encuentra entre los principales actores mundiales en Aeroespacial, Defensa y Seguridad y la principal empresa industrial de Italia. Organizado en cinco divisiones comerciales, Leonardo tiene una importante presencia industrial en Italia, Reino Unido, Polonia y EE. UU., donde también opera a través de subsidiarias que incluyen Leonardo DRS (electrónica de defensa), y empresas conjuntas y asociaciones: ATR, MBDA, Telespazio , Thales Alenia Space y Avio. Leonardo compite en los mercados internacionales más importantes apalancando sus áreas de tecnología y

liderazgo de producto (Helicópteros, Aeronaves, Aeroestructuras, Electrónica, Ciberseguridad y Espacio). Cotizado en la Bolsa de Valores de Milán (LDO), en 2020 Leonardo registró ingresos consolidados de

13.400 millones de euros e invirtió 1.600 millones de euros en Investigación y Desarrollo. La compañía forma parte de Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) desde 2010 y ha sido confirmada entre los líderes mundiales en sostenibilidad en 2021. Leonardo también está incluido en el índice MIB ESG.

SobreVX4 eVTOL Aircraft

The four passenger, one pilot VX4 is projected to have speeds up to 200mph, a range over 100 miles, near silent when in flight, zero operating emissions and low cost per passenger mile. The VX4 is expected to open up advanced air mobility to a whole new range of passengers and trans- form how we travel. Find out more: vertical-aerospace.com

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Leonardo and Vertical Aerospace announce collaboration on Fuselage Development Program

Leonardo and Vertical Aerospace announce collaboration on Fuselage Development Program

  • Vertical and Leonardo to collaborate on the development of the fuselage for Vertical’s VX4 electric aircraft
  • Leonardo is lending its expertise, honed on numerous civil and defence aerospace programs, to Vertical’s aircraft
  • The collaboration is for an initial six certification aircraft but may scale up to mass production of 2,000 VX4s per year, to meet Vertical’s market-leading pre-order book
  • The partnership between Vertical and Leonardo builds on Vertical’s unparalleled ecosystem of partners that already includes Honeywell, Rolls-Royce, Microsoft, GKN and Solvay

Rome, Italy, London, UK & New York, USA | February 2022 – Vertical Aerospace (“Vertical”) (NYSE:EVTL), a leading aerospace and technology company that is pioneering zero-emissions aviation, today announced that it has agreed a joint development program with Leonardo for the design, testing, manufacture and supply of the carbon composite fuselage for Vertical’s VX4 electric aircraft.

Vertical and Leonardo will work together on optimising lightweight composite structures, modular design, systems installation, and structural testing for the co-development of the aircraft’s fuse- lage. This is currently in place for at least six certification aircraft, up to the successful certification of the VX4. The agreement has also stated the potential to scale fuselage production to 2,000 aircraft a year to meet Vertical’s existing market-leading order book demand. Vertical has what it believes is the largest conditional pre-order book (by value) in the eVTOL industry, of up to 1,350 aircraft worth $5.4 billion from American Airlines, Avolon, Bristow and Iberojet, including pre-order options from Virgin Atlantic and Marubeni, and through Avolon’s placements, airlines JAL and Gol.

Leonardo has long-established expertise in composite aerostructures development and manufac- turing on civil and defense programs. The aerospace firm also has a close relationship with Vertical’s strategic composite materials supplier, Solvay. Vertical and Solvay are jointly developing advanced materials and manufacturing technologies that will enable high volume manufacture of the VX4.

Vertical’s partnership with Leonardo builds on its unparalleled ecosystem of partners, including Rolls-Royce, Honeywell, Solvay, GKN and Microsoft. Vertical continues to grow its team of expe- rienced engineers and aviation executives and expects to begin the VX4’s test flight programme later in 2022.

Vertical’s VX4 is paving the way for advanced air mobility and is expected to revolutionise the way we travel. The near silent, entirely electric, piloted aircraft is expected to have a range of over 100 miles and to reach top speeds of up to 200mph. With a four-passenger capacity, the zero operating emissions VX4 will also have a low cost per passenger mile, similar to that of a taxi.

Michael Cervenka, President of Vertical said: “Vertical is pioneering electric aviation and is on a mis- sion to transform the way people travel. I have been hugely impressed by Leonardos highly innovative and industry leading technical and manufacturing capabilities and our partnership has got off to a flying start. Im thrilled that Leonardo will be joining us in this journey. We have a market-leading pre-order book for our VX4, and this partnership will ensure that we can scale the programme to meet demand.”

Lucio Valerio Cioffi, Leonardos General Manager, said: Advanced air mobility is part of Leonardos mandate to innovate using our cutting edge, human-centred technology and industrialisation expertise. We’re proud to collaborate with Vertical as part of our strategic vision in this brand new sector.”

Giancarlo Schisano, Managing Director of Leonardo’s Aerostructures Division said: “Leonardo, as partner to the world’s leading commercial aircraft manufacturers, is specialised in the production and as- sembly of major structural composite and metallic components for commercial aircraft. Leonardo strives to bring new technologies, materials and processes into our established practices in our production sites. This will be the case at our Grottaglie plant in Southern Italy, where we will focus our VX4 activities; the plant is one of the most advanced facilities in Europe to produce composite aerostructures.

The continuous development and integration of cutting-edge solutions across all domains, such as Advanced Air Mobility, is a key element of Leonardo’s BeTomorrow2030 Strategic Plan.

About Vertical Aerospace

Vertical Aerospace is pioneering electric aviation. The company was founded in 2016 by Stephen Fitzpatrick, an established entrepreneur best known as the founder of the Ovo Group, a leading energy and technology group and Europe’s largest independent energy retailer. Over the past five years, Vertical has focused on building the most experienced and senior team in the eVTOL industry, who have over 1,700 combined years of engineering experience, and have certified and supported over 30 different civil and military aircraft and propulsion systems.

Vertical’s top-tier partner ecosystem is expected to de-risk operational execution and its path- way to certification allows for a lean cost structure and enables production at scale. Vertical has a market-leading pre-order book (by value) for a total of up to 1,350 aircraft from American Airlines, Avolon, Bristow and Iberojet, which includes conditional pre-order options from Virgin Atlantic and Marubeni, and in doing so, is creating multiple potential near term and actionable routes to market.

Vertical’s ordinary shares listed on the NYSE in December 2021 under the ticker “EVTL”. Find out more: vertical-aerospace.com

About Leonardo

Leonardo, a global high-technology company, is among the top world players in Aerospace, Defense and Security and Italy’s main industrial company. Organized into five business divisions, Leonardo has a significant industrial presence in Italy, the United Kingdom, Poland and the USA, where it also operates through subsidiaries that include Leonardo DRS (defense electronics), and joint ventures and partnerships: ATR, MBDA, Telespazio, Thales Alenia Space and Avio. Leonardo competes in the most important international markets by leveraging its areas of technological and

product leadership (Helicopters, Aircraft, Aerostructures, Electronics, Cyber Security and Space). Listed on the Milan Stock Exchange (LDO), in 2020 Leonardo recorded consolidated revenues of

€13.4 billion and invested €1.6 billion in Research and Development. The company has been part of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) since 2010 and has been confirmed among the global sustainability leaders in 2021. Leonardo is also included in the MIB ESG index.

About VX4 eVTOL Aircraft

The four passenger, one pilot VX4 is projected to have speeds up to 200mph, a range over 100 miles, near silent when in flight, zero operating emissions and low cost per passenger mile. The VX4 is expected to open up advanced air mobility to a whole new range of passengers and trans- form how we travel. Find out more: vertical-aerospace.com

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Leonardo and Vertical Aerospace announce collaboration on Fuselage Development Program

Leonardo and Vertical Aerospace announce collaboration on Fuselage Development Program

  • Vertical and Leonardo to collaborate on the development of the fuselage for Vertical’s VX4 electric aircraft
  • Leonardo is lending its expertise, honed on numerous civil and defence aerospace programs, to Vertical’s aircraft
  • The collaboration is for an initial six certification aircraft but may scale up to mass production of 2,000 VX4s per year, to meet Vertical’s market-leading pre-order book
  • The partnership between Vertical and Leonardo builds on Vertical’s unparalleled ecosystem of partners that already includes Honeywell, Rolls-Royce, Microsoft, GKN and Solvay

Rome, Italy, London, UK & New York, USA | February 2022 – Vertical Aerospace (“Vertical”) (NYSE:EVTL), a leading aerospace and technology company that is pioneering zero-emissions aviation, today announced that it has agreed a joint development program with Leonardo for the design, testing, manufacture and supply of the carbon composite fuselage for Vertical’s VX4 electric aircraft.

Vertical and Leonardo will work together on optimising lightweight composite structures, modular design, systems installation, and structural testing for the co-development of the aircraft’s fuse- lage. This is currently in place for at least six certification aircraft, up to the successful certification of the VX4. The agreement has also stated the potential to scale fuselage production to 2,000 aircraft a year to meet Vertical’s existing market-leading order book demand. Vertical has what it believes is the largest conditional pre-order book (by value) in the eVTOL industry, of up to 1,350 aircraft worth $5.4 billion from American Airlines, Avolon, Bristow and Iberojet, including pre-order options from Virgin Atlantic and Marubeni, and through Avolon’s placements, airlines JAL and Gol.

Leonardo has long-established expertise in composite aerostructures development and manufac- turing on civil and defense programs. The aerospace firm also has a close relationship with Vertical’s strategic composite materials supplier, Solvay. Vertical and Solvay are jointly developing advanced materials and manufacturing technologies that will enable high volume manufacture of the VX4.

Vertical’s partnership with Leonardo builds on its unparalleled ecosystem of partners, including Rolls-Royce, Honeywell, Solvay, GKN and Microsoft. Vertical continues to grow its team of expe- rienced engineers and aviation executives and expects to begin the VX4’s test flight programme later in 2022.

Vertical’s VX4 is paving the way for advanced air mobility and is expected to revolutionise the way we travel. The near silent, entirely electric, piloted aircraft is expected to have a range of over 100 miles and to reach top speeds of up to 200mph. With a four-passenger capacity, the zero operating emissions VX4 will also have a low cost per passenger mile, similar to that of a taxi.

Michael Cervenka, President of Vertical said: “Vertical is pioneering electric aviation and is on a mis- sion to transform the way people travel. I have been hugely impressed by Leonardos highly innovative and industry leading technical and manufacturing capabilities and our partnership has got off to a flying start. Im thrilled that Leonardo will be joining us in this journey. We have a market-leading pre-order book for our VX4, and this partnership will ensure that we can scale the programme to meet demand.”

Lucio Valerio Cioffi, Leonardos General Manager, said: Advanced air mobility is part of Leonardos mandate to innovate using our cutting edge, human-centred technology and industrialisation expertise. We’re proud to collaborate with Vertical as part of our strategic vision in this brand new sector.”

Giancarlo Schisano, Managing Director of Leonardo’s Aerostructures Division said: “Leonardo, as partner to the world’s leading commercial aircraft manufacturers, is specialised in the production and as- sembly of major structural composite and metallic components for commercial aircraft. Leonardo strives to bring new technologies, materials and processes into our established practices in our production sites. This will be the case at our Grottaglie plant in Southern Italy, where we will focus our VX4 activities; the plant is one of the most advanced facilities in Europe to produce composite aerostructures.

The continuous development and integration of cutting-edge solutions across all domains, such as Advanced Air Mobility, is a key element of Leonardo’s BeTomorrow2030 Strategic Plan.

About Vertical Aerospace

Vertical Aerospace is pioneering electric aviation. The company was founded in 2016 by Stephen Fitzpatrick, an established entrepreneur best known as the founder of the Ovo Group, a leading energy and technology group and Europe’s largest independent energy retailer. Over the past five years, Vertical has focused on building the most experienced and senior team in the eVTOL industry, who have over 1,700 combined years of engineering experience, and have certified and supported over 30 different civil and military aircraft and propulsion systems.

Vertical’s top-tier partner ecosystem is expected to de-risk operational execution and its path- way to certification allows for a lean cost structure and enables production at scale. Vertical has a market-leading pre-order book (by value) for a total of up to 1,350 aircraft from American Airlines, Avolon, Bristow and Iberojet, which includes conditional pre-order options from Virgin Atlantic and Marubeni, and in doing so, is creating multiple potential near term and actionable routes to market.

Vertical’s ordinary shares listed on the NYSE in December 2021 under the ticker “EVTL”. Find out more: vertical-aerospace.com

About Leonardo

Leonardo, a global high-technology company, is among the top world players in Aerospace, Defense and Security and Italy’s main industrial company. Organized into five business divisions, Leonardo has a significant industrial presence in Italy, the United Kingdom, Poland and the USA, where it also operates through subsidiaries that include Leonardo DRS (defense electronics), and joint ventures and partnerships: ATR, MBDA, Telespazio, Thales Alenia Space and Avio. Leonardo competes in the most important international markets by leveraging its areas of technological and

product leadership (Helicopters, Aircraft, Aerostructures, Electronics, Cyber Security and Space). Listed on the Milan Stock Exchange (LDO), in 2020 Leonardo recorded consolidated revenues of

€13.4 billion and invested €1.6 billion in Research and Development. The company has been part of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) since 2010 and has been confirmed among the global sustainability leaders in 2021. Leonardo is also included in the MIB ESG index.

About VX4 eVTOL Aircraft

The four passenger, one pilot VX4 is projected to have speeds up to 200mph, a range over 100 miles, near silent when in flight, zero operating emissions and low cost per passenger mile. The VX4 is expected to open up advanced air mobility to a whole new range of passengers and trans- form how we travel. Find out more: vertical-aerospace.com

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