CertificationJoby Aviation
S4
Six tilting propellers; 4 passengers + pilot
Joby Aviation's piloted, all-electric tilt-rotor air taxi: a pilot plus four passengers, six tilting propellers, four lithium-ion polymer battery packs, top speed up to 200 mph (174 kt), maximum gross weight 5,300 lb (2,400 kg) and a 10,000 ft service ceiling. Joby's targets are a payload of up to 1,000 lb and a range of up to 100 miles on a single charge. Joby plans to fly the aircraft in its own air-taxi service (booked through Uber in Dubai), with first passengers targeted in 2026. FAA type certification is in its fifth and final stage and has not been awarded. Cruise speed, battery capacity and price are not published.
- Range
- Up to 100 mi
(varies with speed, reserves, and how the pilot flies the mission).
- Payload
- 1,000 lb
- Cruise
- Not published
(chosen by the pilot, and traded against range and endurance).
- Top speed
- 200 mph
- Flight time
- Not published
(varies with the speed the pilot selects and the reserves kept for the mission).
- Price
- Not published
- Empty weight
- Not published
- MTOW
- 5,300 lb
- Ceiling
- 10,000 ft
- Seats
- 4 + pilot
- Battery / fuel
- Not published
- Size
- Not published
- Charge
- Not published
- First flight
- 2017 (full-scale demonstrator)
- Entry into service
- Air-taxi target 2026 (Dubai / US)
Full figures
- Seats
- 1 pilot + 4 passengers
- Top speed
- Up to 200 mph (174 kt)
- Range
- Up to 100 mi on a single charge (target)
- Payload
- Up to 1,000 lb (target)
- MTOW
- 5,300 lb / 2,400 kg (gross)
- Battery
- 4 lithium-ion polymer packs (capacity not published)
- Luggage
- 4 carry-on bags
- Propulsion
- 6 electric tilt-propeller units, 5 blades each
- Service ceiling
- 10,000 ft (3,048 m)
For
- Pilot + 4 passengers, up to 200 mph (Joby spec)
- FAA type certification in final stage
Against
- Price not published
- Type certificate not yet issued