Electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft company Joby Aviation, which is developing a four-passenger air taxi for intracity trips, will look to fly city-to-city using a hydrogen-powered version of its flagship design.
On June 24, the firm’s “first-of-its-kind” hydrogen-electric, vertical takeoff and landing (hVTOL) demonstrator completed a 532 sm (462 nm) flight—about the distance between San Francisco and San Diego—above Marina, California, home to the Joby’s test facility and pilot production line. The aircraft landed with more than 10 percent of its hydrogen fuel remaining, with water the only byproduct of the flight.
