Archer Aviation Unveils Electric Vertical Takeoff/Landing Air Taxi

Archer Aviation Unveils Electric Vertical Takeoff/Landing Air Taxi

Archer Aviation Maker-an electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. The Maker is a precursor to ... [+] the eventual production aircraft Archer plans to deliver by 2024.

An idea hatched more than a decade ago by a couple of college buddies to reduce urban traffic congestion and carbon emissions took flight Thursday night with the unveiling of the Maker electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft by startup Archer Aviation.