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Archer Unveils Prototype eVTOL, Working on Five-seat Urban Taxi

Our Bureau - : Jun 15, 2021 - : 12:18 pm

Aviation startup Archer Aviation has  unveiled its new two-seat electric vertical and take-off (eVTOL) urban taxi in Los Angles.

The ‘Maker’ aircraft is a prototype of a four-passenger (five-seater) eVTOL aircraft that is expected to launch in 2024. The urban taxi will have a top speed of 150mph, has a range of 60 miles, weighs 3,324lbs and has 12 rotors – six to the front and six to the rear of its 40-foot wings.

“Maker is a full-scale, two-passenger demonstrator aircraft,” said Adam Goldstein, Archer co-founder. “Its purpose is to serve as a certification test bed, and also to keep pushing our key enabling technologies.”

Archer recently raised US$1.1 billion by going public through a reverse merger with a special acquisition company, or SPAC. The merger, which is valued at US$3.8 billion, is also backed by United Airlines, which has placed a US$1 billion order for 200 Archer eVTOL aircraft, with an option to purchase 100 more for US$500 million.

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