(NYSE:JOBY), a company developing electric air taxis for commercial passenger service, today announced it has begun flight testing its first FAA-conforming aircraft for Type Inspection Authorization ...
China's massive Sky Dragon and Matrix aircraft are suitable for up to 10 passengers, or more than one ton of cargo.
Demonstrator aircraft integrates hybrid turbine into Joby’s proven electric aircraft platform Aircraft flew just three months after announcement of hybrid concept, demonstrating value of vertical ...
DARPA has assigned the designation X-76 to the Speed and Runway Independent Technologies (SPRINT) project, a Bell proof-of-concept technology demonstrator for a high-speed tiltrotor. The DARPA ...
Thierry Dubois has specialized in aerospace journalism since 1997. An engineer in fluid dynamics from Toulouse-based Enseeiht, he covers the French commercial aviation, defense and space industries.
VTOL capability comes from the vehicle’s unique tandem-wing, “tilt-aircraft” architecture. Other eVTOL models feature ...