FAA Proposes Certification Criteria For Archer’s Midnight eVTOL

Forward-tilting and aft-fixed propellers prove a unique mix of thrust and control in Archer’s Midnight eVTOL.

Credit: Archer Aviation
Proposed certification requirements for Archer Aviation’s M001 Midnight air taxi have been released by the FAA. The proposed airworthiness criteria closely follow those proposed by the FAA in November for the Joby JAS4-1 electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. Joby was first to apply...
Graham Warwick

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