内容摘要：She also feels able to now give advice to others struggling to get along with mainstream school, namely: "It's not the end, there is something out there you can do."

She also feels able to now give advice to others struggling to get along with mainstream school, namely: "It's not the end, there is something out there you can do."

But there have also been serious setbacks. In August last year, a remotely-piloted prototype was badly damaged when it crashed during testing at Cotswold Airport, after a propeller blade fell off.In May one of its key partners, the engineering giant Rolls Royce

to supply electric motors for the aircraft.Ambitions remain sky high. Vertical Aerospace says it will deliver 150 aircraft to its customers by the end of the decade. By then, it also expects to be capable of producing 200 units a year, and to be breaking even in cash terms.But the company has been through financial challenges

a rescue deal with its biggest creditor, US based Mudrick Capital.Under the deal, Mudrick will invest up to $50m in Verticial , meanwhile $130m of loans from Mudrick will be converted into shares.

That will leave the US investment firm with a 70% stake in Vertical, while Mr Fitzpatrick's stake falls from 70% to 20%.

"This comprehensive deal - alongside the recent piloted flight campaign... means Vertical is positioned to be a winner in one of the 21st century’s most exciting technologies," Mr Fitzpatrick said in a statement accompanying the deal.The company has made progress. After completing a programme of remote-controlled testing, it began carrying out piloted tests earlier this year. Initially, these were carried out with the aircraft tethered to the ground. In early November, it carried out its first untethered take-off and landing.

But there have also been serious setbacks. In August last year, a remotely-piloted prototype was badly damaged when it crashed during testing at Cotswold Airport, after a propeller blade fell off.In May one of its key partners, the engineering giant Rolls Royce

to supply electric motors for the aircraft.Ambitions remain sky high. Vertical Aerospace says it will deliver 150 aircraft to its customers by the end of the decade. By then, it also expects to be capable of producing 200 units a year, and to be breaking even in cash terms.