On May 21, electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft startup Archer unveiled its plans and progress to the world. The company is led by co-founders Brett Adcock and Adam Goldstein, serial entrepreneurs who recently sold hiring marketplace startup Vettery to The Adecco Group for over $100M. The company, which said it is focused on improving mobility in cities, was officially founded in early 2020, though work began earlier. An image of its preliminary aircraft design shows six five-bladed, highly tapered propellers; the company says the concept has six more propellers that are not visible in the image, but declined to elaborate. The wing is fixed but the propellers tilt up for vertical flight. The sleek fuselage is completed with a V-tail.
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