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I settle into the seat, check my controls, and lift off. The aircraft lifts off, not takes off. It’s like a helicopter at first, as the propellers start to spin. But unlike a chopper’s long floppy blades, these props look like an airplane’s but point straight up. Out of the windows, monitors show the Marina, California, airfield and the straw meadows and green hills beyond. It’s early September, and I’m among the first journalists to “pilot” a simulated version of Joby Aviation’s eVTOL, pronounced…

eVTOLs are generally able to carry two to five people, including a pilot.InterGlobe Enterprises (IGE), the promoter of India’s largest airline IndiGo, has tied up with a California-based electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicle startup Archer Aviation to launch an electric air taxi service in India by 2026.What’s the plan and what impact will it have? Here’s an explainer.What is an eVTOL?Electrical vertical take-off and landing vehicles, more commonly known…

It will take just three years for the Indian skyline to embrace a pioneering mode of travel. InterGlobe Enterprises has partnered with the American innovator Archer Aviation. The force behind IndiGo is gearing up to launch an electrifying air taxi…

The debut of Volocopter’s new electric-powered air cab was drowned out by roaring jets and helicopters at the air-industry bazaar. The debut of Volocopter’s new electric-powered air cab was drowned out by roaring jets and helicopters at the air-industry bazaar. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful…

Stellantis will also increase its existing stake in Archer through stock purchases in the open market.By Gilles GuillaumeCar maker Stellantis will help build Archer Aviation's electric aircraft Midnight eVTOL and increase its stake in the U.S. company, the two firms said on Wednesday.Industrial firms and new startups are flocking to invest in air taxis, which can take off and land vertically to ferry travellers to airports or on short trips between cities, allowing them to beat traffic.The vertical take-off and landing…

Last Updated: January 05, 2023, 10:19 ISTArcher Aviation. (Photo: Archer)The plane, named Midnight, will be able to carry a pilot and four passengers. The aircraft will have a range of 100 miles (160.9 kilometers)Automaker Stellantis is teaming up with Archer Aviation to create an electric aircraft. Stellantis, created in 2021 through the merger of Fiat Chrysler and France’s PSA Peugeot, will provide manufacturing technology and expertise, personnel, and capital to the joint project.The plane, named Midnight, will be able…

Stellantis STLA 3.43% NV, the global auto-making company that owns Jeep, Ram and other well-known car brands, is getting into the aircraft-manufacturing business, striking a deal with Archer Aviation Inc. ACHR 12.44% to help it build an electric flying taxi.The two companies said Wednesday that Stellantis would help Archer, a publicly traded air-mobility company established in 2018, to manufacture its first production…

Archer Aviation Inc said it aims to make about 250 battery-electric air taxis in 2025 and scale up production in the following years, after setting a goal of getting its aircraft certified by the end of 2024. “In our first year, we will build 250 aircraft, our second year will build 500 aircraft, our third year will build 650 aircraft and then we scale it up to around 2,000 aircraft per year,” CEO Adam Goldstein told Reuters in an interview. Archer aims to certify its pilot-plus-four-passenger aircraft, ‘Midnight’, by…

American Airlines Group Inc. AAL 1.11% agreed to buy 20 planes from Boom Supersonic, betting on the future of an ultra-fast plane that is still years away. American put down a nonrefundable deposit on its initial 20 aircraft, known as the Overture, and has the option to purchase 40 more, the companies said Tuesday. The companies didn’t disclose additional financial details of the transaction. Aerospace startup Boom is…

United Airlines Holdings Inc. UAL 2.35% has paid a $10 million deposit for 100 electric flying taxis, a sign that the airline is growing more confident in the nascent technology.United and a regional airline it partners with last year invested in Archer Aviation Inc. ACHR -3.20% and struck a preliminary agreement to buy up to 200 of the flying taxis that the San Francisco Bay Area-based company is developing. Other…