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Joby Aviation completed a full-profile flight test of its eVTOL air taxi — takeoff, cruise, and landing — the closest any company has come to commercial urban air mobility.
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Reuters covered the test flight as an aviation industry milestone.
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Aviation X called the flight 'the most important test since the first DJI drone' — if Joby gets FAA certification, every city's transportation map changes.
Joby Aviation completed a full-profile flight test of its S4 eVTOL aircraft on Friday at its Marina, California, test facility — vertical takeoff, transition to cruise at 150 mph, 45-mile circuit, and vertical landing. The flight lasted 22 minutes. FAA certification is expected in late 2026 or early 2027. [1]
If certified, the S4 would be the first commercially operated electric air taxi in the United States. Joby has agreements with Delta Air Lines and the U.S. Air Force.
-- DAVID CHEN, Beijing
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