{"id":"bccc0868-ceb8-402d-996a-4d3952d881e2","companyId":"836c57b7-874b-452c-a576-292c6739baa5","modelName":"Archer Midnight","slug":"archer-midnight","description":"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.","formFactor":"other","industryVertical":"passenger_transport","environment":"airspace","maturityStage":"research","lifecycleState":"active","supersededByModelId":null,"specs":{"range_km":"97","speed_kmh":"241"},"manufacturerSerial":null,"reviewStatus":"reviewed","sources":[{"url":"https://www.archer.com/aircraft","title":"Midnight aircraft page","sourceName":"Archer"},{"url":"https://www.faa.gov/aircraft/air_cert/design_approvals/civil/airplanes/electronic_aircraft/media/Archer_G1_Issue_Paper.pdf","title":"FAA G-1 Issue Paper","sourceName":"FAA"},{"url":"https://investors.archer.com/news/news-details/2022/Archer-Unveils-its-Production-Aircraft-Midnight/default.aspx","date":"2022-11-17","title":"Archer unveils its production aircraft, Midnight","sourceName":"Archer Aviation"}],"aliases":[],"collisionRisk":"low","reviewNote":"Reviewed 2026-07-14: source-gated bulk flip (non-empty sources[]). Ben-approved.","manufacturerTermForTeleop":null,"keyFacts":[{"label":"Design (company-claimed)","value":"Tilt-rotor eVTOL in twelve-tilt-six layout for 4 passengers plus pilot."},{"label":"Performance (company-claimed, Nov 2022)","value":"1,000+ lb payload; back-to-back 20-mile trips with about 10 min charging."},{"label":"Certification (reported, unconfirmed)","value":"G-1 basis issued; type certification and Part 135 in progress; US launch targeted 2026."},{"label":"Production (reported, unconfirmed)","value":"Covington, Georgia plant of 350,000 sq ft targeting 650 aircraft a year."},{"label":"Partners (reported, unconfirmed)","value":"United Airlines order and Stellantis manufacturing partnership."},{"label":"LA28 (reported, unconfirmed)","value":"Official air taxi provider of the LA28 Games and Team USA."},{"label":"Maker (reported, unconfirmed)","value":"Archer Aviation, NYSE ACHR, public via Atlas Crest SPAC in 2021."}],"createdAt":"2026-06-07T15:28:34.875Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-12T22:21:07.927Z","unitsInFieldClaimed":null,"unitsInFieldVerified":null,"unitsManufacturedClaimed":null,"unitsManufacturedVerified":null,"unitsAsOf":null,"unitsSource":null,"salesModel":null,"priceUndisclosedSince":null,"autonomyClass":null,"autonomyStatement":null,"autonomyStatementSource":null,"demoForensics":null,"exportControlClass":null,"minCommitment":null,"warrantyTerms":null,"serviceModel":null,"productionRateClaimed":null,"productionRateEvidenced":null,"teleopRatioDisclosed":null,"interventionRateDisclosed":null,"jsonLd":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Product","@id":"https://registry.deploy.report/models/archer-midnight","url":"https://registry.deploy.report/models/archer-midnight","name":"Archer Midnight","description":"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.","identifier":"bccc0868-ceb8-402d-996a-4d3952d881e2","category":"other","publisher":{"@id":"https://deploy.report/#organization"}},"framework_metadata":{"framework_schema_version":"0.1.0","verification_status":"verified","maturity_stage":"research","lifecycle_state":"active","architectural_position":{"cohort":"other","sub_cohorts":[]},"within_cohort_verified_vs_claimed_pair":null,"cap_flags":[],"verification_depth":{"sources_count":3,"primary_source_types":["primary-company-ir","primary-regulatory-filing"]}}}