Utilizing learnings from the previous four years of flight testing, Archer's Midnight aircraft finished the flight test phase in approximately three months, which is significantly faster than Archer's full-scale prototype aircraft - Maker. Additionally, Midnight's battery system has recently been upgraded to include some of the first high voltage battery packs off of Archer's manufacturing line at its
'Midnight is progressing efficiently through our flight test program,' said Archer's founder and CEO
Phase 1 of Midnight's flight test program covered an array of progressively more complex flight maneuvers and data gathering missions. Midnight's flight envelope will now expand further as it moves into Phase 2, which involves an incremental approach to speed testing. This means that the aircraft will continue to fly at greater and greater speeds until it achieves full wing-borne transition. Transition is an important milestone for any vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, as it demonstrates in a single flight the capability to both takeoff and land vertically and cruise efficiently in wingborne flight. Once that's completed, the aircraft will move to Phase 3, which entails flying simulated commercial routes to demonstrate the aircraft's operational readiness.
Archer's goal is to transform urban travel, replacing 60-90-minute commutes by car with estimated 10-20 minute electric air taxi flights that are safe, sustainable, low noise, and cost-competitive with ground transportation. Archer's Midnight is a piloted, four-passenger aircraft designed to perform rapid back-to-back flights with minimal charge time between flights.
About Archer
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
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