Designed by a team at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire, the electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing aircraft - or eVTOL - could reach places that are hazardous or difficult to access by ...

It had to land near Cranfield Airport in Bedfordshire on 29 April 2021. The aircraft was "severely damaged" in the landing, the AAIB said. The plane was part of an experimental programme to ...

In the April 2021 event, the airplane lost power during a flight test, causing a forced landing just outside Cranfield Airport ... in the circuit where the aircraft could not safely glide to ...