Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Joby Flies Hydrogen-powered UAS for 9 Hours
Hydrogen-electric JAI30 aircraft remains shrouded in secrecy
FlightAware ADS-B tracking data for Joby’s N30FR aircraft
FlightAware ADS-B tracking data that is no longer publicly available shows Joby’s JAI30 aircraft flew for 9 hours, 8 minutes at the Pendleton UAS Range in Oregon on June 30, 2025. © Courtesy of FlightAware.com

Joby Aviation appears to have flown a hydrogen-powered uncrewed aerial system (UAS) for nine hours straight during a June 30 mission at the ​​Pendleton UAS Range near Eastern Oregon Regional Airport (KPDT).

According to FlightAware ADS-B data—publicly available for a short time before Joby concealed it through the FAA's Limiting Aircraft Data Displayed program—an aircraft registered to Joby with the tail number N30FR was flying in circles about 2 miles northwest of KPDT from 10:46 a.m. to 7:54 p.m. on June 30. FlightAware’s tracking data, screenshots of which were shared on social media before it became private, suggests the aircraft covered 467 miles, flying at an average speed of approximately 51 mph. 

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