tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post886670314022952790..comments2024-03-26T09:35:29.969-04:00Comments on Kathryn's Report: Joby Aero JAS4-2, N542AJ: Accident occurred February 16, 2022 in Jolon, Monterey County, CaliforniaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-13333368926457252442024-02-26T17:10:14.365-05:002024-02-26T17:10:14.365-05:00My comment is more of a question. Is JOBY eVTOL re...My comment is more of a question. Is JOBY eVTOL required to pass a bird impact test to the propellers? Is so, what is the success criteria?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-76614135592679890082022-03-09T18:08:06.509-05:002022-03-09T18:08:06.509-05:00Preliminary report is very brief, states that the ...Preliminary report is very brief, states that the aircraft experienced a component failure.<br /><br />https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/104654/pdf<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-27466635844641034632022-02-24T14:38:52.194-05:002022-02-24T14:38:52.194-05:00Will be interesting to learn whether the crash was...Will be interesting to learn whether the crash was during wing-borne horizontal phase of flight or the transition phase. NASA and the FAA have been doing workshops on eVTOL crashworthiness and observations of how this prototype fared will add knowledge to that effort.<br /><br />https://nari.arc.nasa.gov/crashworthiness<br /><br />A 2021 eVTOL Crashworthiness presentation linked below addresses Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com