California-based Joby Aviation is now focusing on reaching an altitude of 10,000 feet, during envelope expansion flights. [Courtesy Joby Aviation]
Key Takeaways:
Joby Aviation successfully completed the fastest flight of an eVTOL aircraft to date, reaching a true airspeed of 205 mph with its pre-production air taxi prototype.
This speed milestone, which meets the company's promised maximum, builds on previous achievements, including the longest eVTOL flight (154.6 miles) and FAA certification for a second prototype aircraft.
Joby, considered a frontrunner in the eVTOL sector, aims for FAA type certification by 2023 and plans to launch commercial air taxi services in 2024, potentially leveraging Uber's platform.
California-based Joby Aviation (NYSE:JOBY) announced Friday it has completed the “fastest flight of an [electric vertical takeoff and landing] eVTOL aircraft to date.”
The eVTOL company announced via Twitter it had achieved a true airspeed of 205 mph (178 knots) in its six-motor, tiltrotor, air taxi prototype.
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Thom is a former senior editor for FLYING. Previously, his freelance reporting appeared in aviation industry magazines. Thom also spent three decades as a TV and digital journalist at CNN’s bureaus in Washington and Atlanta, eventually specializing in aviation. He has reported from air shows in Oshkosh, Farnborough and Paris. Follow Thom on Twitter @thompatterson.
