I believe Archer Aviation is way ahead of Joby in the certification process as well as getting ready on the manufacturing and scale with a new production factory in Georgia. It has taken Archer 5 years to get up to speed in what Joby have done in 15. Any how Im investing heavily on both companies.
Archer is at the least 2 years behind Joby. Midnight can’t be piloted, so it can’t be used for FAA type certification. Archer will have to build another aircraft to use for type cert
When are they going to show that they can function as an air taxi and can carry a couple of hundred pounds a couple of miles? I don't think it's important to ramp their manufacturing before they are type certified. What is the logic in ramping up manufacturing when there is no proof they even work as a taxi? There is no way they will be certified in the next 5 year even if they worked perfectly. I doubt they do or they would prove it. They should focus their resources on making a craft that functions as advertised and show it around to raise more money then manufacture when they have a certified craft. What are they going to make if they don't have a certified craft? They are putting the horse before the cart. I think they know what they want to do isn't possible and are basically buying time.
