“…almost certainly be undetectable against the noise background of a modern urban environment.”

One the biggest challenges (of many) faced by those aiming for success in the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) market, and in particular those in the Urban Air Mobility (UAM) market, is social acceptance. A large part of any potential resistance to these new aircraft designs is linked to noise and well, how LOUD they’ll be when flying over urban areas. This is especially so when compared to helicopters.

Joby Aviation has come up with a brilliant way of demonstrating the potential decibel level of their current eVTOL design in the attached video clip – and hopefully appeasing future potential objectors in the process.

It’s well known that many electric car manufacturers add a noise to the hum of electric motors for safety reasons. None other than Hans Zimmer is already working with BMW to create sounds for their iX and i4 models.

Hard to imagine an “Orchestra of Silence” in the new era of UAM eVTOLs and The Dark Knight isn’t to everyone’s taste.

But wouldn’t it be cool?