The Airframer Bulletin

NASA will use its mobile acoustics facility and over 50 pressure plate microphones to measure aircraft sound emissions. The results will be used to verify how proposed aircraft operations blend into background noise.

29 July

ReleaseJoby begins journey to becoming first eVTOL airline

27 July

ReleaseJoby completes flight of more than 150 miles with electric vertical take-off air taxi

24 February

ReleaseJoby Aviation to list on NYSE through merger with Reinvent Technology Partners

24 February

ReleaseJoby Aviation expects to see its air taxis flying above America's most congested cities in the coming decade

11 February

Joby has agreed on the requirements that must be met for certification by the FAA.

Joby ticks boxes to bring passenger eVTOL to market

Work on a piloted, zero-emissions aircraft, capable of transporting four passengers up to 150 miles on a single charge, with a top cruising speed of 200 mph, continues apace. Garmin will now be onboard.

2020

9 December

In a Joby Aviation composites lab an automated fibre placement (AFP) machine applies composite material used to fabricate aircraft parts.

Joby selects Toray composites for eVTOL project

Joby Aviation has spent more than a decade developing its aircraft and plans to bring it into commercial operation as early as 2023. The VTOL machine will be crafted from Toray carbon fibre composite materials.

8 December

ReleaseJoby Aviation welcomes new investment from Uber as it acquires Uber Elevate and expands partnership

29 May

ReleaseBeta, Joby advance in Air Race to Certification

15 January

The Airframer Bulletin

ReleaseJoby completes initial FAA Systems, Compliance Reviews for aircraft certification

ReleaseJoby nears completion of Part 135 Air Carrier Certification

ReleaseJoby begins first conformity testing, enters next phase of certification process

ReleaseJoby increases flight test capacity in support of FAA certification goal

ReleaseJoby completes acquisition of radar developer Inras GmbH

ReleaseAvionyx lands electric air taxi contract, set for hiring boom

ReleaseNASA and Joby complete flight tests

Joby collaborates with NASA to measure eVTOL noise