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 https://techcrunch.com/2023/11/13/joby-volocopter-fly-electric-air-taxis-over-new-york-city/
+== Joby’s Flying Taxi Passes Biggest Test Yet as It Seeks FAA Approval ==
+The six-rotor aircraft passed a cool milestone, but we’re still waiting to see if these sky Ubers ever actually lift off commercially.
+Isaac Schultz - April 30, 2025
+The aspiring air taxi company Joby Aviation just completed a complicated in-air maneuver that puts the company’s futuristic-looking aircraft on the path toward Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) flight testing.
+Joby successfully flew one of its six-rotor aircraft from vertical hover to horizontal cruise flight and back again with a pilot onboard, showcasing the aircraft’s versatility in the air—a key value proposition of Joby’s sleek, electrically powered design.
+The test flight took place on April 22 at the company’s facility in Marina, California, and was piloted by James “Buddy” Denham, Joby’s chief test pilot. Denham is no stranger to envelope-pushing aircraft—he previously helped design flight control systems for the F-35B fighter jet.
+But the recent aircraft, called N544JX, is designed to be an air taxi, not a fighter jet. Thus, it’s only designed to travel up to 200 miles per hour (322 kilometers per hour), carrying up to four passengers and producing less noise than a helicopter.
+https://gizmodo.com/jobys-air-taxi-passes-biggest-test-yet-as-it-seeks-faa-approval-2000596205