Archer Performs Longest Piloted Flight of its Midnight Aircraft Written 25 August 2025

Archer Performs Longest Piloted Flight of its Midnight Aircraft

A mockup of Archer Aviation’s production aircraft Midnight pictured on the tarmac at Palo Alto Airport in California. | Credit: Archer Aviation; Aerospace America

Electrive reports, “Archer Aviation, the California-based electric aircraft company, has just announced the longest piloted flight of its Midnight aircraft. The Midnight flew 55 miles (88km) in 31 minutes at >126mph (202.8km/h). On this test flight, the fully electric Midnight used a conventional takeoff and landing method; however, the aircraft itself is also capable of vertical takeoff and landing, thanks to articulated rotors which can serve either purpose depending on need.”
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