FAA Approves G-1 Certification Basis for Archer's eVTOL Aircraft

Now Archer is working with the U.S. aviation safety regulator to agree on the means of compliance to meet the requirements contained in the G01 certification issue paper.

Archer eVTOL aircraft — Archer is preparing to start test flights with its Maker eVTOL technology demonstrator as it works to certify its larger eVTOL model under FAA rules by 2024. (Image: Archer Aviation)

By Charles Alcock • Managing Editor

September 7, 2021

The FAA has approved the G-1 certification basis for Archer Aviation’s four-passenger eVTOL aircraft. The company announced today that it has received the G-1 Issue Paper, which clears the way for it to seek type certification under the standards in the agency’s 14 CFR Part 23 regulations.

The next step for the California-based start-up’s engineering team is to finalize its G-2 Issue Paper with FAA officials, establishing the means of compliance to meet the requirements spelled out in the G-1 document. Archer says it has been working with the agency to specify the means of compliance since earlier this year, as well as to determine the tests and methods it will use to demonstrate the safety and compliance of its four-passenger vehicle.

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