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Supernal is also talking to FBOs in the business aviation sector about plans for them to operate vertiports and provide electricity to air taxi operators.
The latest production milestone for the first prototype of the six-passenger vehicle, follows the recent completion of assembly for the first electric propulsion system and composite fuselage.
In early 2024, the company will start altitude testing of its one-megawatt electric motor generator as it continues work on a planned two-megawatt powertrain.
Having completed more than 1,000 remotely piloted flight tests with its eVTOL prototypes over the past 10 years, Joby Aviation has successfully flown its electric air taxi with pilots on board for the first time.
Work has focused on how the company's Remotely Operated Aircraft System could be used for large military aircraft, such as the KC-135 Stratotanker, in air-to-air refueling operations.