Joby Partners With NASA To Measure Noise Footprint Of Electric Air Taxi

Joby Aviation Inc JOBY and NASA to join forces to study the acoustic signature of the all-electric Joby aircraft, which the company intends to operate as part of a commercial passenger service beginning in 2024.
Joby became the first company to fly an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft as part of NASA's Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) National Campaign.
NASA and Joby will generate noise hemispheres for the aircraft that capture the intensity and the character of the sound emitted compared to helicopters, drones, and other aircraft.
Joby's aircraft is designed to carry four passengers and a pilot, with a maximum range of 150 miles recently demonstrated during flight testing and a top speed of 200 mph with zero operating emissions.
Joby Aviation aims to certify its electric air taxi with the Federal Aviation Administration in 2023.
Once testing is complete, a team of acoustic experts from NASA and Joby will analyze the data before sharing their findings later in the year.
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