Nasa, the US space research agency, has begun testing an electrical air taxi that can rise vertically from the ground and land as well.
If the results of the test with an air taxi, eVTOL, Joby Aviation, in California are successful, it is expected to be another way for people to travel faster and transport goods easily.
Nasa, which is to explore the performance of the eVTOL Air Taxi until the coming 10th, is reported to be conducting the air taxi tests as a project of the Advanced Air Mobility National Campaign.
NASA testing eVTOL
This is the first time NASA has tested an eVTOL aircraft. If the eVTOL of Joby Aviation is successfully tested, the aircraft will become another transport platform for people to move other goods to urban areas and surrounding areas in the future.
Federal Aviation Administration
The test is said to help detect current Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations and gaps in policy to help aam aircraft connect the national space system. The test will collect data from NASA's Joby Aviation's eVTOL aircraft. It will be used as a commercial passenger service especially in the future. NASA is said to be ready to test by 2022 with data collected.
How it moves, how it sounds
The current test will collect information on how the vehicle moves, how it sounds and in what way it communicates with regulators. It is being collected as data for NASA to conduct a test called The Advanced Air Mobility National Campaign in 2022.
eVTOL Flight Understanding Is Very Important
Joby Aviation's founder and CEO Joben Bevert said eVTOL flight understanding is crucial in NASA's AAM campaign. "We are proud that Joby Aviation is the first company to be tested for an electric plane in collaboration with NASA," he said.
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