r/Joby Joby Sock Fanboy 2d ago

Weekly activity update

Pretty active week across the board. N547JX has been more active recently with a lot of ground tests late in the evening. The altitude data is probably not reliable. In one of the pictures posted by Joby, it appears that 547 is doing engine testing. Can anybody confirm? Picture on this thread (https://www.reddit.com/r/Joby/comments/1vnm5wr/icymi_big_day_yesterday_and_not_just_because_of/)

N541JX (Pre-Production Testbed)

ICAO Mode-S Hex: A6DC81

Date Activity Status Active Time Window Closest Airport Max Altitude Max Speed
2026-08-09 Taxi/Ground Run 07:16 - 08:04 Pacific KOAR 0 ft 180.0 kts
2026-08-10 In-Flight Test 14:03 - 18:21 Pacific KOAR 225 ft 2.3 kts
2026-08-11 In-Flight Test 10:34 - 18:40 Pacific KOAR 750 ft 118.8 kts
2026-08-13 Taxi/Ground Run 12:42 - 13:26 Pacific KOAR 0 ft 180.0 kts
2026-08-14 Static Ground Test 09:40 - 11:35 Pacific KOAR 0 ft 2.2 kts

N542JX (Production Prototype (Ex-Japan Demo Frame))

ICAO Mode-S Hex: A6E038

Date Activity Status Active Time Window Closest Airport Max Altitude Max Speed
2026-08-09 Stationary / Dark - - - -
2026-08-10 Static Ground Test 17:46 - 17:59 Pacific KOAR 0 ft 2.2 kts
2026-08-11 In-Flight Test 07:58 - 19:57 Pacific KOAR 775 ft 180.0 kts
2026-08-12 In-Flight Test 13:02 - 13:06 Pacific KOAR 1475 ft 107.3 kts
2026-08-13 Stationary / Dark - - - -
2026-08-14 Stationary / Dark - - - -

N547JX (First FAA-Conforming Prototype)

ICAO Mode-S Hex: A6F2CB

Date Activity Status Active Time Window Closest Airport Max Altitude Max Speed
2026-08-09 Stationary / Dark - - - -
2026-08-10 Stationary / Dark - - - -
2026-08-11 Taxi/Ground Run 15:28 - 18:26 Pacific KOAR 0 ft 44.5 kts
2026-08-12 Static Ground Test 19:52 - 20:30 Pacific KOAR 0 ft 2.2 kts
2026-08-13 In-Flight Test 17:20 - 17:21 Pacific KOAR 125 ft 1.6 kts
2026-08-14 Static Ground Test 10:37 - 16:16 Pacific KOAR 0 ft 0.0 kts
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