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Archer’s Midnight Completes First Flight On ‘No Roads’ Tour

Electric aircraft made quick work of city-to-city round trip between Salinas and Hollister, California.

Jonathan Welsh
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Archer Aviation Midnight eVTOL [Credit: Archer Aviation]

Archer Aviation’s Midnight electric rotorcraft completed a round-trip flight between California’s Salinas Municipal Airport and Hollister Municipal Airport, kicking off its “No Roads” flight tour.

The eVTOL flew the two legs of the trip in a total of about 24 minutes.The San Jose, California, company said the same journey in a car can take 80 minutes or more. During the 40-mile flight, the aircraft reached speeds up to 125 mph and cruised at 3,550 feet.

Jonathan Welsh

Jonathan Welsh is a private pilot and lifelong aviation enthusiast who has been a reporter, writer and columnist for 35 years. His career includes stints with the Wall Street Journal, Flying Magazine and the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. He recently returned to Firecrown to lead Aviation Consumer.