Archer Aviation this week gave a preview of the air taxis it plans to build in Georgia as it races to open its electric aircraft manufacturing plant in Covington by late October.

The “show plane” Archer displayed Thursday at DeKalb-Peachtree Airport in Chamblee is a mock-up that doesn’t fly, but it gives officials a glimpse of a vision for the future of aviation that the state has offered millions of dollars in incentives to be built in Georgia.

Santa Clara, California-based Archer is getting an incentive package worth about $37 million, including tax incentives and state grant funding, in exchange for a commitment to invest $118 million over 10 years and create up to 1,000 jobs.

The $65 million plant under construction near Covington Municipal Airport about 30 miles east

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