Midnight
Overview
Archer's production eVTOL aircraft - a piloted, all-electric VTOL with seating for 4 passengers plus 1 pilot. Features 12 electric motors (6 tilt for cruise, 6 lift for VTOL), a V-tail design, and is optimized for back-to-back short trips of ~20 miles with ~10-minute recharge between flights. Designed for high-utilization urban air taxi operations.
Completed UAE in-country full eVTOL flight-envelope testing in 2025, passed 700 total Midnight test flights by May 2026, and had completed 70% of for-credit FAA flight-test points using Midnight aircraft by Q1 2026. By Q2 2026 the FAA had approved Archer's quality management system, unlocking for-credit conformity findings. Piloted city-to-city flights now include Salinas-Monterey (July 30) and the September 4 Salinas-Hollister 'No Roads' first stop (about 12 minutes and 125 mph each way). The publicly demonstrated piloted transition flight remains the outstanding gate, slated for H2 2026 and not yet publicly completed as of September 16, 2026.