Air TaxiArcher’s Demonstrator Aircraft Achieves Full Transition Flight Maker, the demonstrator aircraft developed by Archer Aviation, made its first successful transition from vertical lift to full wing-borne flight last week. Maker is a full-scale electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL)…
Air TaxiArcher Unveils Midnight eVTOL Aircraft Archer Aviation revealed its production aircraft, Midnight, to the public today following its Open House event in Palo Alto on Nov. 16. The company previously developed a demonstrator aircraft, called Maker, to…
Air TaxiArcher Receives $10M Pre-Delivery Payment from United Airlines for 100 eVTOLs, Shares Q2 Financial Results On August 10, Archer Aviation announced that it received a $10 million pre-delivery payment from United Airlines for 100 of Archer’s production aircraft, an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicle. The…
Air TaxiUnited Airlines and Archer Create eVTOL Advisory Committee A joint advisory committee for electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft was just formed between Archer Aviation and United Airlines. The committee will support Archer's eVTOL development process with recommendations related…
Air TaxiArcher Signs Letter of Intent with Composites Supplier Hexcel Archer Aviation announced their intention to enter an agreement with Hexcel, provider of solutions in lightweight composites technology. In the agreement, Hexcel would supply Archer with high-performance carbon fiber material for manufacturing…
Air TaxiArcher Aviation Completes First Hover Flight with Maker eVTOL Archer Aviation just announced completion of the first successful hover flight of its Maker aircraft which took place last week on Dec. 16. Archer is one of only a few companies making…
Air TaxiArcher on Track for First Maker eVTOL Flight in December Archer Aviation is preparing for the first hover flight of its Maker electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft in December, according to comments made by the company's co-founders during their first…
Air TaxiArcher Aviation VP of Design Talks Developing a Human-centric eVTOL With just over two years remaining until Archer Aviation's goal of having a four-passenger electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) ready for a commercial launch by 2024, the California-based startup will need…
Air TaxiArcher Moves Toward Certification with G-1 Issue Paper from FAA The electric aircraft developer Archer Aviation has received a G-1 issue paper from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) laying out a certification basis for its electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft…