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	+ Home Search Aviation Systems		ATM-X UAM Team Visits Archer Headquarters October 4, 2022 On September 26, 2022, members of NASA’s ATM-X Project’s UAM Airspace Sub-Project visited Archer’s headquarters in San Jose, CA. NASA representatives met with key Archer leaders including Adam Goldstein, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Mark Mesler, Chief Financial Officer, Andy Missan, Chief Legal Officer, Tom Muniz, Chief Operating Officer, Tom Anderson, Chief Operating Officer, UAM, Michael Romanowski, Head of Government Relations, and Deborah Dias, Board of Directors Member. Adam Goldstein opened the meeting by providing an overview of Archer’s business plan, demonstration aircraft (Maker), and timeline to certification for the production aircraft (Midnight) by the end of 2024 to enable commercial operations in 2025. Tom Anderson covered Archer’s initial route structure options in the New York area that have been informed by an in-house, proprietary software package and their partnership with United Airlines. Following these discussions, NASA received a tour of their engineering simulator and a couple of NASA researchers flew the simulator (some flew better than others!). After wrapping up at Archer’s headquarters, the NASA team headed north to Palo Alto and received a tour of Archer’s manufacturing site to see their second Maker demonstration aircraft (Archer has two demonstration aircraft – one flying under an FAA Certificate of Authorization at Salinas Municipal Airport in Monterey County, CA and the second in Palo Alto, CA). Archer’s Vice President of Manufacturing, Glen Burks, provided an overview of Maker, lessons learned from flight testing, and expected differences with their production aircraft, Midnight. Before ending the tour for the day, NASA invited Archer to visit NASA Ames Research Center in the future and to learn about the UAM Airspace Sub-Project’s research and development efforts. Given NASA’s expertise in airspace and Archer’s vehicle expertise, there is anticipation for future research collaboration opportunities. POC: Kevin Witzberger + Previous Highlights + Back to Top
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