The FAA has accepted Joby Aviation’s certification plan for the electric propulsion system on its eVTOL aircraft, notching another milestone on the path to commercialization, the company announced on February 9. The California-based eVTOL developer finished submitting all of its certification plans to the FAA in July 2023.
According to Joby, the newly accepted certification plan covers the aircraft’s electric propulsion unit—including motors, gearboxes, nacelles, coolant pumps, and electrical wiring—as well as the propeller system and variable pitch actuators. The five-seat air taxi uses a distributed electric propulsion system that the company developed as part of its earlier work with NASA. It features six propellers powered by independent electric propulsion units, with four on its wing and the other two on the tail.
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