Category: Systems
Frank Bacon ITS 5400-ST Vibration Machine seen in this 60 Minutes video at 8:01
“The outside of the Joby is made with layers of light weight carbon fiber. The batteries, as well as computers, electronics and motors are constructed under John Wagner’s watch. His team shakes, bakes, and spins them to ensure they’ll meet the FAA’s rigorous safety standards. They have to certify the aircraft as being safe and capable of flying to their standards they also have to certify the production of all the parts of it.”
Check out the Frank Bacon machine we sold Joby at 8:01.
Joby uses this to vibration test system to qualify many components used on the aircraft to meet FAA and MIL Spec standards. Frank Bacon was able to provide Joby with a the vibration test system they needed to accurately test these components.