Textron eAviation Nexus 4EX

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Multi-rotor vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) air taxi vehicle, with 4 duct fans and available as either electric or hybrid-electric. Development slowed down, as of August 2025.

Lift type

Ducted fan

Construction

Factory-built

Control

Piloted

Engine type

Electric, Hybrid

Application

Business, Experimental, Urban air mobility

Design & construction

Primary structure

Composite

Ice protection

None

Pressurisation

Unpressurised

Flight controls

Full FBW digital

Autopilot

3-axis

Avionics architecture

Integrated glass suite

Environmental control

None-unpressurised

Certification

Part 23

Minimum crew

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Type variants

Variant	Launch / first flight	Production end	Notes
Bell Nexus 4EX	/		Electric/hybrid-electric VTOL.

Airframer

Textron eAviation

News

Took over from Bell in August 2022

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