Also: Chinese Rocket Break Up, Archer Update, Space Cargo, Satellite Link for UAVs

Joby Aviation, the Santa Cruz, California, -based electric aircraft manufacturer, announced the third production prototype aircraft has been completed on the production line in Marina, California. 

A fourth aircraft is expected to be finished in the coming weeks and its flight testing is expected to begin during Q4 of this year. Pyka has announced their first U.S. purchaser is Heinen Brothers Agra Services, one of the largest aerial application providers in North America. Heinen Brothers will begin integrating the aircraft into their extensive ag fleet. This will enhance the company’s capabilities in the South, Midwest, and Western U.S. Electra’s hybrid-electric eSTOL demonstrator, the EL-2 Goldfinch, successfully completed a demonstration of its STOL and flight capabilities at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. Electra and NASA are collaborating on Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) research, development, demonstrations, and information sharing under the auspices of a NASA Space Act Agreement. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne-NextGen!!!

Airborne-NextGen 08.13.24 is chock full of info in this Weekly News Episode, Tuesday, August 13th 2024... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Hosts Holland Lee, Sophie Hurlock, Brianne Cross, Christopher Odom, and Laura Hutson, and is supported by ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell, and Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, this episode covers:

• Third Joby Production Prototype Completed, Fourth On Way
• Heinen Brothers Agra Services Becomes First Pyka Buyer In U.S. 
• Goldfinch First Piloted eAircraft Flying at NASA Langley
• Chinese Rocket Breaks Apart in Low-Earth Orbit
• Archer Shows off High-Volume Production Line 
• Outpost Technologies Gets USAF Contract for Space Cargo
• Avionics Networks and Viasat Integrate Satellite Link for UAVs

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