electric aircraft
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FAA Greenlights Joby’s Air Taxi Service, but No One’s Flying Yet
Joby Aviation announced today that it has received the first of three required approvals from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). This new clearance would allow the company to operate its proposed, on-demand air taxi service commercially.
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Flying Taxis Just a Few Years Away According to Paper of Record
Have you ever imagined getting to the airport in a flying taxi, soaring over the chumps who are stuck in traffic below? It’s been a dream of the future for decades. But the New York Times says it could be coming soon. Again.
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NASA’s Experimental Electric Aeroplane Edges Closer to Its First Flight
Looking every bit like a winged tube of toothpaste, NASA’s X-57 Maxwell experimental plane sits in a hanger at Edwards Air Force Base in California. The is NASA’s first crewed experimental plane in 20 years; it runs solely on electric power, an agency first, and it’s about to undergo high-voltage functional testing in advance of…