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The joint venture will focus initially on manufacturing groundwork and production efficiency before expanding capacity to support certification and demand for eVTOL aircraft.
FAA pilots are expected to travel to Joby’s Marina, California facility later this year to conduct Type Inspection Authorization testing.
The Ohio facility supports a planned production increase and positions the company for longer-term manufacturing scale and future aircraft demand.
The flight took place in California and follows the company's partnership with L3Harris, with defence demonstrations expected to begin in 2026.
The milestone represents progress toward FAA Type Certification as Joby prepares for flight testing ahead of commercial service launch.
The company's FAA-certified GPS-SBAS receiver card has been incorporated into Joby’s vehicle navigation computer.
The California demonstration between Marina and Monterey validates Joby’s integration into controlled airspace, supporting its path toward FAA certification.
The FAA has accepted more than half of Joby’s test plans as the company moves toward final certification and commercial readiness.
The expanded 435,500 square foot site added flight test capacity, new roles in training and maintenance, and key FAA certification support.
A simultaneous flight trial in California built on piloted transition testing and demonstrated increased maturity across Joby's six-aircraft fleet.
Toyota engineers now work side-by-side with the Joby team in California, and, in 2023, the two companies signed a long-term agreement for Toyota to supply key powertrain and actuation components.
LYTE Aviation chose H3 Dynamics to equip its systems with the most proven and durable systems, backed by solid industry references such as its recent work on an Airbus A330 APU fuel cell.
Using the same airframe as Joby’s battery-electric aircraft, the demonstrator has a fuel tank which stores up to 40 kilograms of liquid hydrogen, alongside a reduced mass of batteries.
Joby has tested its aircraft in flight, from precision landing and outwash to human factors, many times and in all weathers. Pre-production flight testing is complete and now the focus is on for-credit flight testing.
Joby's acquisition of the on-airport facility is the first step in a plan to develop facilities capable of building up to 500 aircraft per year in Dayton, which could include the construction of a larger greenfield factory.
Joby is nearing completion of the third of five phases of the type certification process and has shifted its focus to the fourth stage, comprising detailed testing and analysis across the aircraft's components and systems.
Joby plans to manufacture aircraft in support of initial operations from its California-based facilities, but will locate its first scaled manufacturing plant in Dayton, Ohio.
Construction of the scaled Ohio facility is expected to start in 2024 and it is expected to come online in 2025. Joby plans to use existing nearby buildings to begin near-term operations.
The aircraft will now undergo initial flight testing before being delivered to Edwards Air Force Base, California, where it will be used to demonstrate a range of potential logistics use cases.
Components designed by Joby and manufactured by Toyota will be delivered to Joby's facility in San Carlos, California, before the finished assemblies are shipped to the pilot production line in Marina for integration.
Concurrently with low-rate aircraft production in Marina, Joby is actively evaluating proposals from a number of states to support the construction of its Phase 1 production facility.
With the expansion of Joby's contract, the US Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps have all now identified eVTOL aircraft as a critical area of interest.
