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Joby S4

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Lift type	Tilt-rotor
Construction type	Factory-built
Control type	Piloted
Engine type	Electric
Application	Experimental, Urban air mobility
Final assembly	Dayton (James M Cox International)
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1 pilot + 4 passenger eVTOL with 6 propellers that transition to forward flight, capable of a maximum cruise speed of 200 mph. Includes variant S2 with 12 propellers, and technology demonstrator / pre-production models Joby S4 Generaton 1.0 / 2.0 respectively.

Type variants

Variant	Launch/First flight	Production end
Joby S2	2014 /	2015	Two-seater eVTOL with 12 propellers, development ceased in favour of S4.
Joby S4	2015 / 2017		Five-seater tilt-rotor eVTOL.
Joby JAI 30	2025 / 2025		Hydrogen-electric unmanned development with SuperPilot autonomy. Also referred to as turbine electric, autonomous VTOL demonstrator or S4-T.

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