佛罗里达州希尔斯伯勒县坦帕市电动空中出租车10月30日上午首飞坦帕湾：圣彼得堡飞抵坦帕国际机场创佛州首次
佛罗里达州希尔斯伯勒县坦帕市迎来佛罗里达州首次联邦电动垂直起降飞行器试点飞行：乔比航空的电动空中出租车定于10月30日上午从圣彼得堡市中心的阿尔伯特·惠特德机场起飞，飞抵坦帕国际机场，公众可于上午8时45分起在阿尔伯特·惠特德公园观看。这是乔比航空为期一周佛罗里达试飞系列的首飞，此后还将在奥兰多国际机场与肯尼迪航天中心飞行。佛罗里达州是美国交通部今年3月宣布的电动垂直起降飞行器综合试点计划入选的八个州之一，该计划测试这类飞行器如何最终融入国家交通系统。乔比航空表示，其飞行器仍处于联邦航空管理局型号认证的最后阶段，本次飞行不代表商业空中出租车服务开始。坦帕湾这条航线颇具历史意义：1914年1月1日，飞行先驱托尼·詹纳斯载着圣彼得堡前市长飞越坦帕湾，完成了世界首次定期商业航班飞行。
Joby eVTOL Flies St. Petersburg to Tampa International on the Morning of Oct. 30: Florida's First Flight Under the Federal eVTOL Pilot Program
Tampa, in Hillsborough County, Florida, hosted the state's first flight under the federal electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) integration pilot program on the morning of October 30: a Joby Aviation electric air taxi took off from Albert Whitted Airport in downtown St. Petersburg and flew to Tampa International Airport, with public viewing from 8:45 a.m. at Albert Whitted Park. The flight opens Joby's week-long Florida test series, which will also visit Orlando International Airport and Kennedy Space Center.
Florida is one of eight states selected for the U.S. Department of Transportation's eVTOL integration pilot program, announced in March, which tests how such aircraft can ultimately be integrated into the national transportation system. Joby said its aircraft remains in the final stage of FAA type certification.
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图片来源：图：乔比航空电动垂直起降飞行器。Harlan Huntington 摄，Public domain，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / A Joby Aviation eVTOL aircraft. Photo by Harlan Huntington, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
