During simulations at NASA’s FutureFlight Central, air taxi operations were simulated buzzing around the busy, complex Dallas-Fort Worth airspace. Joby and NASA’s goal: evaluating how this next-gen traffic can be integrated into today’s airspace using existing air traffic control tools and procedures.
The potential for future electric air taxi services in Dallas-Fort Worth is getting lots of takeoff these days. Last month, we told you about the city of Arlington and DFW Airport partnering with California-based Overair to bring air taxi operations to the region. Wednesday we told you about Overair building its first full-scale “Butterfly” eVTOL aircraft.
The latest news: California-based Joby Aviation announced it has successfully completed a series of air traffic simulations with NASA’s Ames Research Center based on the “complex, busy” Dallas-Fort Worth airspace. Joby is developing its own electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for commercial passenger service.
Developed jointly by Joby and NASA airspace engineers following a multi-year airspace study, the simulations “tested scenarios with dozens of eVTOL aircraft per hour flying into and out of” the DFW region using today’s airspace system, Joby said.
Up to 120 air taxi operations per hour were simulated buzzing around the busy North Texas airspace—with the goal of evaluating how this next-gen traffic can be integrated into today’s airspace using existing air traffic control tools and procedures.
The potential for future electric air taxi services in Dallas-Fort Worth is getting lots of takeoff these days. Last month, we told you about the city of Arlington and DFW Airport partnering with California-based Overair to bring air taxi operations to the region. Wednesday we told you about Overair building its first full-scale “Butterfly” eVTOL aircraft.
The latest news: California-based Joby Aviation announced it has successfully completed a series of air traffic simulations with NASA’s Ames Research Center based on the “complex, busy” Dallas-Fort Worth airspace. Joby is developing its own electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for commercial passenger service.
Developed jointly by Joby and NASA airspace engineers following a multi-year airspace study, the simulations “tested scenarios with dozens of eVTOL aircraft per hour flying into and out of” the DFW region using today’s airspace system, Joby said.
Up to 120 air taxi operations per hour were simulated buzzing around the busy North Texas airspace—with the goal of evaluating how this next-gen traffic can be integrated into today’s airspace using existing air traffic control tools and procedures.
