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While most of them fly just fine, the economics need still to be proven.


That usually comes after certification. Which some of these things are getting close to. I hear Delta is eager to start shuttling passengers from their terminals with Archer. At this point, you can start making some pretty informed statements about operational cost too. Battery life span and cost is a known factor. The cost of electricity is a known factor. There might be some nasty surprises with components, manufacturing, or scaling up production volume of course.

But mostly these things are starting to look like they are getting there.




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