{"id":251921,"date":"2025-05-04T07:10:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-04T11:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/?p=251921"},"modified":"2025-04-30T13:46:52","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T17:46:52","slug":"joby-aviation-achieves-full-transition-to-manned-evtol-flight","status":"publish","type":"noticias","link":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/joby-aviation-achieves-full-transition-to-manned-evtol-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"Joby Aviation achieves full transition to manned eVTOL flight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Joby Aviation confirmed that it has successfully completed pilot-aboard flights in its eVTOL electric air cab<\/strong>, performing full transition maneuvers from vertical takeoff<\/a><\/strong> to cruise flight, and subsequent vertical landing. This progress is considered crucial in the validation process of its tilt-wing aircraft, intended for urban operations. <\/p>\n\n

What does a complete transition mean?<\/h2>\n\n

The maneuver consists of switching from stationary mode, like a helicopter, to forward flight like a fixed-wing aircraft. This hybrid capability is considered one of the most complex technical challenges in electric aviation and a necessary condition for urban passenger service. <\/p>\n\n

Chief test pilot James “Buddy” Denham made the first such flight on April 22. Since then, Joby has repeated the maneuver with at least two other pilots, consolidating a process of continuous manned testing. The tests are being conducted at the Marina, California, facility, and trials have also been conducted with the Air Force at Edwards Air Force Base. <\/p>\n\n

Preparing for FAA air cab certification<\/h2>\n\n

Joby’s immediate goal is to begin TIA (Type Inspection Authorization) testing with FAA pilots as a key step to obtain certification and begin commercial operations. The company plans to introduce its aircraft in Dubai before the end of 2025<\/strong>, starting initial passenger flights there. <\/p>\n\n

Prior to the manned flights<\/a><\/strong>prior to the manned flights, Joby conducted extensive simulations<\/a><\/strong> in its Integrated Test Laboratory, evaluating components such as propellers, actuators and propulsion systems. It also tested failure scenarios such as engine shutdown or battery depletion<\/strong>, achieving controlled landings even when operating with four of its six rotors. <\/p>\n\n

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Source and photo: Joby Aviation<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Joby achieves full manned air transitions, approaching commercial flights in Dubai under FAA supervision.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9014,"featured_media":251903,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categoria_noticias":[13030,13062],"etiqueta_noticias":[],"class_list":["post-251921","noticias","type-noticias","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categoria_noticias-industry","categoria_noticias-transport"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/251921","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/noticias"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9014"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=251921"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/251921\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/251903"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=251921"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"categoria_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categoria_noticias?post=251921"},{"taxonomy":"etiqueta_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/etiqueta_noticias?post=251921"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}