双语新闻：“飞行出租车”将在莱特兄弟的故乡俄亥俄州制造

在莱特兄弟开发出第一架飞机的同一地区，电动飞机将很快垂直起降。

The planes, called "flying taxis" will be produced under an agreement between the state of Ohio and Joby Aviation at Dayton International Airport.

这些被称为“飞行出租车”的飞机将根据俄亥俄州和乔比航空公司在代顿国际机场达成的协议生产。

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine told The Associated Press, "When you're talking about air taxis, that's the future."

俄亥俄州州长Mike DeWine告诉美联社：“当你谈论空中出租车时，这就是未来。”

Around the world, electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, or flying taxis, are becoming more common. Still, questions remain about noise levels and charging demands.

在世界各地，电动垂直起降（eVTOL）飞机或飞行出租车正变得越来越普遍。尽管如此，噪音水平和充电需求仍然存在疑问。

Developers say the planes are nearing the day when they will provide a way to move individual people or small groups from the top of buildings and parking spaces to their destinations.

开发商表示，这些飞机即将提供一种将个人或小组从建筑物顶部和停车位转移到目的地的方式。

The Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur, lived and worked in Dayton, Ohio. In 1910, they opened the first U.S. airplane factory there. To connect with this history, Joby's official announcement Monday took place at Orville Wright's home, Hawthorn Hill, and ended with a special flight of a copy of the Wright Model B Flyer.

莱特兄弟奥维尔和威尔伯在俄亥俄州代顿生活和工作。1910年，他们在那里开设了第一家美国飞机工厂。为了与这段历史联系起来，乔比周一在奥维尔·赖特位于霍索恩山的家中正式宣布了这一消息，并以一架莱特B型飞人的特别飞行结束。

Engineers designed Joby's production aircraft to transport a pilot and four passengers at speeds of up to 321.87 kilometers per hour. The aircraft can cover a distance of up to 160.93 kilometers. It is a quiet machine that can barely be heard in most cities, the company said. The plan is to place them in aerial ridesharing networks beginning in 2025.

工程师们设计了Joby的生产飞机，以每小时321.87公里的速度运送一名飞行员和四名乘客。这架飞机的飞行距离可达160.93公里。该公司表示，这是一台安静的机器，在大多数城市几乎听不到。计划从2025年开始将它们纳入空中拼车网络。

Joby Aviation is a 14-year-old company that went public in 2021 and became the first eVTOL firm to receive a special kind of permission, or certification, from the U.S. Air Force. Its production efforts are supported by partnerships with Toyota, Delta Air Lines, Intel and Uber.

Joby Aviation是一家成立14年的公司，于2021年上市，成为第一家获得美国空军特殊许可或认证的eVTOL公司。它的生产工作得到了与丰田、达美航空、英特尔和优步合作的支持。

The $500 million project is supported by up to $325 million in payments from the state of Ohio. With the money, Joby plans to build an Ohio facility capable of delivering up to 500 aircraft a year and creating 2,000 jobs. The U.S. Department of Energy has invited Joby to apply for a loan to support development of the facility as a clean energy project.

这个价值5亿美元的项目得到了俄亥俄州高达3.25亿美元付款的支持。有了这笔钱，Joby计划在俄亥俄州建造一座工厂，每年可交付500架飞机，并创造2000个就业机会。美国能源部已邀请Joby申请贷款，以支持该设施作为清洁能源项目的开发。

Joby CEO JoeBen Bevirt told the AP that the company chose Ohio after a large and competitive search. Ohio's financial deal was not the largest, but the chance to bring the operation to the birthplace of aviation — with a workforce experienced in the field — led to the deal, he said.

Joby首席执行官JoeBen Bevirt告诉美联社，该公司在进行了大规模竞争性的搜索后选择了俄亥俄州。他说，俄亥俄州的金融交易并不是最大的，但有机会将业务带到航空业的发源地——拥有该领域经验丰富的员工——促成了这笔交易。

The announcement comes as a group of Ohio's congressional representatives has recently increased efforts to draw the U.S. Air Force's new U.S. Space Command headquarters or Space Force units to Ohio. There, too, state leaders point to the history of the Wrights, as well as Ohio-born astronauts John Glenn and Neil Armstrong.

俄亥俄州的一组国会代表最近加大了将美国空军新的美国太空司令部总部或太空军部队吸引到俄亥俄州的力度。在那里，州领导人也提到了莱特夫妇的历史，以及俄亥俄州出生的宇航员约翰·格伦和尼尔·阿姆斯特朗。