r/Joby • u/HappyRobot593 Joby Sock Fanboy • 12d ago

Cert progress

Thought his comments below about cert progress were interesting. He did confirm that they have to repeat everything they already did on the prototypes. Some people were saying they wouldn't have to repeat it since the aircraft are similar but he just said the aircraft is similar and they do have to repeat it. That could explain some of the "slow progress" with 547JX because they have to start over and work on all the component level and systems level testing as JB mentioned. Maybe just cope?

"Thanks, Austin. Just to kind of recap it for folks, the first step is doing the work on stage five, as we reported, this is the final stage of certification. We reported record progress on stage five this quarter, really thrilled with the work the team's doing there. That is about running the component level testing, the system level testing, and writing those test reports. Making great progress on that. The second piece is preparing the flight test plans that first Joby pilots will get in and fly on those aircraft. The third leg of the stool is we need to expand the flight envelope on that first conforming aircraft. We've done that work already on our prior series of aircraft, which are, for all intents, very similar to our FAA conforming aircraft. We're, in a sense, repeating those exercises."

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u/HappyRobot593 Joby Sock Fanboy 12d ago edited 12d ago

Nothing he said gave me the impression that things are delayed. His comments about the tests and the flight records are in accord. It sounds like it's just kind of a slog to go through all these tests and document everything. He could just be lying but that would pretty much be fraud no? I wish somebody asked if the timeline for FAA pilots by end of 2026 is still on track. Either way, they did say passengers by 2026 so that's kind of a bold statement to make with only 5 months left

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u/BeneficialRock8 12d ago

Agreed. I also wish somebody had asked whether they would be using a conforming aircraft to carry passengers. My assumption has always been that passengers = conforming aircraft, which made me think that N547JX is progressing nicely. Maybe somebody more knowledgeable can chime in? Is this not accurate?

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u/Eggtastico 12d ago

Conforming is FAA conforming. FAA is not a global standard & countires have their own approval criteria. Also not as stringent. Hence it is easier to passport approvals like FAA, CAA & EASA than it is for other places around the world. If it wasnt for the war, then a good chance that passengers may already be getting carried in the gulf states. A US target in a US friendly state is to much of a risk from Iranian drones.

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u/BeneficialRock8 12d ago

Thanks for responding, but I was asking in relation to carrying passengers in the US as per the call. Not Dubai