Joby eVTOL Crashes On Unmanned Test Flight

Graham Warwick February 17, 2022
The first experimental prototype of Joby’s S4 eVTOL crashed during a remotely piloted test flight.
Credit: Joby Aviation/Bradley Wentzel
The first experimental prototype of Joby Aviation’s S4 electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxi crashed on Feb. 16 during a remotely piloted flight at the company’s remote flight test base in Big Sur, California. There were no injuries, the company said. Joby announced the prototype...
Graham Warwick

Graham leads Aviation Week's coverage of technology, focusing on engineering and technology across the aerospace industry, with a special focus on identifying technologies of strategic importance to aviation, aerospace and defense.

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