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Archer Midnight at United States

Five-seat eVTOL aircraft with 12 tilt-six rotors. Targeting 60-mile range at 150 mph. FAA G-1 Issue Paper issued; Type Certificate application in progress. United Airlines launch customer.

Archer Midnight by Archer Aviation · Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified · Drones

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Archer Aviation partners selected for White House eIPP in Florida, New York, and Texas. Midnight aircraft targeted for early operations in H2 2026. Phase 3 of FAA certification process completed. Piloted VTOL testing on second Midnight prototype.

Key facts

Program
White House eIPP (FL, NY, TX)
Target
H2 2026 operations
Cert stage
Phase 3 of FAA process (first to close)
Aircraft
Midnight - 4 passengers, piloted eVTOL

Exposure

Customer segment
consumer
Scale tier
pilot lt10

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Archer Midnight at United States.

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Trust tier
Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-14
Model
Archer Midnight
Company
Archer Aviation
Location
United States
Operator
Archer Aviation
Status
pilot
Operator type
maker operated
Site environment
outdoor
ID
73ce07c4-8451-49e0-ae2c-b2d2c943eb39

Timeline

  1. Aug 2026
    Current status: pilot, reviewed
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Sources (1)

  1. https://investors.archer.com/news/news-details/2026/Archers-US-Air-Taxi-Operations-Take-Major-Step-Forward-as-Florida-New-York-and-Texas-Selected-for-White-House-Pilot-Program/default.aspx
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-14

Verification posture

Verified

High confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-14

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: development

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: aerial

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Common questions

What is the Archer Midnight deployment at United States?
Archer Midnight, built by Archer Aviation, is recorded as a deployment at United States on the DEPLOY registry. Archer Aviation operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Archer Midnight at United States?
Archer Aviation, the manufacturer of Archer Midnight, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
Have there been incidents at the Archer Midnight deployment at United States?
No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.

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