Important Innovations

  D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF                By Journalists Edward Kane & Marya nne Kane ARCHER AVIATION TO BUILD HUNDREDS OF FLYING TAXIS                                                                      Source:  Archer Aviation California-based Archer Aviation is building a large manufacturing plant to produce 650 of its flying cars per year.  Here's what we know: World's largest eVTOL manufacturing facility is being built by Archer Aviation in Georgia Will produce 650 eVTOLs (electric, vertical takeoff and landing vehicles) per year to start Archer is partnering with Safran and Honeywell to provide its Midnight aircraft with components Midnight can carry 4 passengers and a pilot It has 6 propellers with 4 batteries in its wings and is battery-electric powered Archer is already doing significant eVTOL business with a $142 million contract from the US Air Force, a $1 billion deal to provide United Airlines up to 200 eVTOLs and more Archer's eVTOLs can carry 1,000 pound