Fly the Joby Aircraft in the New Release of Microsoft Flight Simulator
19 November 2024 - 2:00PM
Business Wire
Joby Aviation, Inc. (NYSE:JOBY), a company developing electric
air taxis for commercial passenger service, today announced that
pilots around the world can now take the controls of the Joby
aircraft in the next generation of one of the most beloved
simulation franchises, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024.
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The Joby aircraft is available in
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, offering everyone the chance to
pilot an electric air taxi. Image: Microsoft
The Joby electric air taxi is available in the latest edition of
Microsoft Flight Simulator, released today, offering all
generations of aviation enthusiasts an opportunity to experience
the future of flight from the pilot’s seat.
JoeBen Bevirt, Founder and CEO of Joby, commented: “We’re
incredibly excited to share our revolutionary aircraft with
aviation enthusiasts of all ages and backgrounds, giving everyone
an opportunity to experience the intuitive and effortless controls
we have designed. We can’t wait to see where people will choose to
take off and land with our aircraft, using its flexibility to
explore cities and communities in a new way.”
The Joby aircraft uses a novel approach to flight controls to
enable pilots to intuitively transition from vertical take-off to
wingborne flight. Known as “unified flight controls,” the aircraft
is piloted similar to vertical-lift military aircraft such as the
F-35B Joint Strike Fighter.
Players will be able to fly the Joby aircraft between helipads
and airports worldwide in the game, including potential routes for
Joby’s air taxi service such as from JFK Airport to Downtown
Manhattan, where Joby completed real-life piloted exhibition
flights last year. Joby recently brought its aircraft to Grand
Central Terminal in New York City and The Grove in Los Angeles,
sharing the Company’s vision for the future of flight with local
communities.
The inclusion of the Joby aircraft in Microsoft Flight Simulator
2024 is the result of years of collaboration between Joby and the
Microsoft Flight Simulator team to capture the interior and
exterior dimensions as well as the flight physics and controls of
the aircraft in all stages of flight.
Joby’s electric air taxi is designed to carry a pilot and four
passengers at speeds of up to 200 mph, offering high-speed mobility
with a fraction of the noise produced by helicopters and zero
operating emissions.
Joby recently outlined its intended pilot training curriculum,
which will see commercial fixed-wing pilots complete a series of
simulator and real-life training exercises in order to earn a
powered-lift type rating. Joby is working with CAE, a global leader
in pilot training and simulation, to develop Level 7 and Level C
flight simulation training devices.
About Joby
Joby Aviation, Inc. (NYSE:JOBY) is a California-based
transportation company developing an all-electric, vertical
take-off and landing air taxi which it intends to operate as part
of a fast, quiet, and convenient service in cities around the
world. To learn more, visit www.jobyaviation.com.
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Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including but not limited
to, statements regarding the development and performance of our
aircraft, the growth of our manufacturing capabilities, our
regulatory outlook, progress and timing; our business plan,
objectives, goals and market opportunity; and our current
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cause actual results to differ materially, including: our ability
to launch our air taxi service and the growth of the urban air
mobility market generally; our ability to produce aircraft that
meet our performance expectations in the volumes and on the
timelines that we project; the competitive environment in which we
operate; our future capital needs; our ability to adequately
protect and enforce our intellectual property rights; our ability
to effectively respond to evolving regulations and standards
relating to our aircraft; our reliance on third-party suppliers and
service partners; uncertainties related to our estimates of the
size of the market for our service and future revenue
opportunities; and other important factors discussed in the section
titled “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 27,
2024, our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed with the SEC on
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