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Archer is a relatively new name in the eVTOL space with a highly experienced team on board

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Archer throws its hat into the ring with a 150-mph eVTOL design

A Palo Alto startup has popped up out of stealth mode to lay another eVTOL air taxi design on the growing pile. Archer proposes a transitioning, winged, battery-powered aircraft, and its team includes senior talent from Vahana, Wisk and Joby Aviation.

Vahana's Alpha One has completed some 50 test flights now, and has just demonstrated its ability to transition between VTOL and level flight. Alpha Two, as pictured, is coming soon.

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Watch Vahana's flying car transition from VTOL to forward flight mode

In its 50th test flight, Vahana's Alpha One is starting to demonstrate its tilt-wing flight capabilities. Its eight electric props point skyward for vertical takeoff and landing, then tilt forward when in motion for efficient, quick winged flight over long ranges.

The electric attraction in Paris this year from Airbus was the Vahana, an electric VTOL single seater concept envisaged as an autonomous air taxi and cargo delivery vehicle

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Airbus' Urban Air Mobility Roadmap leads to an electric future

Aerospace giant Airbus outlined its developing portfolio of urban air mobility solutions at the Paris Air Show yesterday. The roadmap puts the company's previous electrification projects in context and outlines future projects we'll see over the next few years.