SBIR/STTR Research Award
Electric Air Vehicle for Logistical Support
Award amount
$49,980Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2019Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- Joby Aero, Inc.
- Proposal award date
- 2019-08-02
- Contract end date
- 2020-08-02
- UEI
- DK9ED3J8KP66
- Solicitation number
- 19.2
- Topic code
- AF192-001
Research abstract
The Joby Aviation S4 is a five-seat all electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft that uses six vector thrust propellers on a fixed wing and stabilizer. It can achieve 150+ knots in cruise has approximate range of 150 miles and is 100x quieter than a helicopter. The aircraft is piloted and uses a unified flight control system for extremely simple vehicle operations (SVO). Operating costs are substantially lower than traditional aircraft making it an attractive transportation solution to alleviate growing global congestion problems.
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