Electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft manufacturer Archer Aviation has conducted the longest piloted flight of the company’s Midnight aircraft, flying nearly 55 miles in 31 minutes.

The flight, which took place at Archer’s flight test facility in Salinas, California, on Monday, reached speeds of more than 126 miles per hour. While Midnight is designed as an eVTOL aircraft, capable of taking off vertically before transitioning to horizontal operations, this test was conducted as a conventional takeoff and landing mission.

This test marks another step towards commercialization for Archer as the company looks to achieve FAA certification, with plans to launch air taxi services in the U.S. and abroad in the United Arab Emirates in the near future.

Present at the demonstrati

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