Archer Nears Midnight Certification Flight Testing

Archer’s chief legal and strategy officer Eric Lentell discusses the program status of the Midnight electric air taxi.

Archer’s chief legal and strategy officer Eric Lentell discusses the program status of the Midnight electric air taxi. 

Credit: Bill Carey
LAS VEGAS—Archer Aviation is nearing an end to company testing of its Midnight air taxi and expects to start FAA certification flight-testing of the four-passenger battery-electric aircraft next year. The advanced air mobility startup is flying a piloted, conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL)...
Bill Carey

Bill covers business aviation and advanced air mobility for Aviation Week Network. A former newspaper reporter, he has also covered the airline industry, military aviation, commercial space and uncrewed aircraft systems. He is the author of 'Enter The Drones, The FAA and UAVs in America,' published in 2016.

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