Archer Flies First Midnight eVTOL Prototype

Archer Midnight hover

The nonconforming, uncrewed first prototype Midnight has made its first hover flight.

Credit: Archer Aviation
Archer Aviation has conducted the first uncrewed test flight of its Midnight electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) air taxi. The nonconforming first prototype made an untethered hover flight on Oct. 24. The aircraft was rolled out on May 11 following test flights of Archer’s smaller uncrewed...
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