TRANSITION FLIGHT | Midnight has completed transition flight at a speed of 100+ MPH – taking off vertically, accelerating until it transitions from thrust-borne to wing-borne flight, cruising on the wing and then landing again vertically. Here are the key highlights from this milestone: ✈️ At ~6,500 lbs, Midnight is believed to be one of the largest eVTOL aircraft to complete transition, which is critical to being able to carry commercially viable passenger payloads 2️⃣ Archer has now achieved transition with two different full-scale eVTOL aircraft which is well known in the industry as a very difficult milestone few companies have reached 💨 Midnight’s flight test program will now continue its progress with plans to fly simulated commercial routes to demonstrate the aircraft’s operational readiness, executing high-rate flight operations, testing additional flight maneuvers that will be used in commercial settings along with continuing to expand its speed and endurance flight envelope Watch the full, uncut video of the flight here: https://lnkd.in/gUVWu2QQ Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/g7PjbkHQ
Archer
Airlines and Aviation
San Jose, California 91,208 followers
Archer’s mission is to unlock the skies, freeing us to reimagine how we live and spend time. (NYSE: $ACHR)
About us
Archer is designing and developing electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft for use in urban air mobility networks. Archer’s mission is to unlock the skies, freeing everyone to reimagine how they move and spend time. Archer's team is based in Santa Clara, CA. To learn more, visit www.archer.com.
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http://www.archer.com
External link for Archer
- Industry
- Airlines and Aviation
- Company size
- 501-1,000 employees
- Headquarters
- San Jose, California
- Type
- Public Company
- Specialties
- aviation, airlines, electric aviation, eVTOL aircraft, and eVTOL
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190 W Tasman Dr
San Jose, California 95134, US
Employees at Archer
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Just got the latest photos of the construction taking place at our manufacturing facility in Covington…on track for completion by the end of the year!
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With Midnight’s design, we are targeting levels of safety similar to commercial airliners. In pursuit of that goal, last week we hosted the Federal Aviation Administration at our headquarters in San Jose, CA to complete key system safety and development assurance reviews. The successful completion of those reviews marks another important milestone on our certification path and demonstrates our steadfast commitment to ensuring the safety of our electric air taxi operations.
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We're making rapid progress on our high-volume manufacturing facility in Covington, GA and are on track for a 2024 completion date. This facility will be almost 400,000 square feet—supporting our planned production ramp up to 650 Midnight aircraft per year in partnership with Stellantis. Once complete, this will be one of the largest manufacturing facilities by volume in the aviation industry. https://lnkd.in/gsxG7j4y
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233 and counting... The Archer team has already completed 233 flight tests this year with more than 70 flights since Midnight's transition flight. Each flight produces critical data that our teams use to evaluate aircraft loads, vibrations, performance and handling qualities. Thanks to the team's hard work, we are on track to meet our goal of 400+ test flights by the end of 2024.
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Building Midnight, brick by brick... Thank you Justin Lanier for creating this incredible the LEGO Group version of Midnight. Let's show our support for Justin's creativity by voting to support his project for a chance to make this a real LEGO kit: https://lnkd.in/gNFKw6Vd https://lnkd.in/gsJegydU
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California's biggest air carrier, Southwest Airlines 🤝 Archer ICYMI, we're teaming up with Southwest Airlines to integrate our Midnight aircraft and air taxi networks at the airports and surrounding communities where Southwest operates. Learn more about our plans to develop a concept of operations to streamline the travel experience for customers in this Reuters feature: https://lnkd.in/gKVPwuwf