Archer, FACC Partner On eVTOL Fuselage, Wing Parts

Archer, FACC Partner On eVTOL Fuselage, Wing Parts | Aviation Week Network

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Skip to main content Linda Blachly July 19, 2022

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Archer Aviation has entered into an agreement with aircraft components and systems developer and manufacturer FACC to fabricate and supply key fuselage and wing elements of Archer’s production electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft that is currently under development.

California-based Archer, which aims to advance the benefits of sustainability air mobility, is designing and developing eVTOL aircraft for use in urban air mobility.

According to Archer, the high-tech expertise of aerospace specialist FACC in the field of lightweight construction “will help ensure that Archer’s production aircraft can achieve its target range and payload capabilities.”

Archer expects to achieve type certification of its production aircraft in 2024.

Linda Blachly

Linda Blachly is Senior Associate Editor for Air Transport World and Aviation Week. She joined the company in July 2010 and is responsible for producing features for Air Transport World’s monthly magazine and engaging content for the aviationweek.com. She is based in the Washington DC office.