The fuselage and wings are constructed from a combination of aluminum and carbon fibre composite materials.
An automatic folding wing mechanism and ballistic parachute are planned to be integrated.
In April 2020, eleven years after initiation of development of the aircraft, Paul Vickers wrote that "The WAVE will be ready soon, but not before it is.
The first flight of the prototype aircraft took place on March 12 2022 "[4] The powerplant chosen for the Wave in September 2015 was the 180 hp (134 kW) Continental Titan 340 four-stroke engine, mounted in a pusher configuration.
[2] In late 2019, Vickers announced a switch to the 141 hp (105 kW) Rotax 915iS four-stroke turbocharged engine, in the same configuration.