SANTA CLARA, CA—Archer Aviation Inc. recently unveiled its first production aircraft. The four-passenger electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) machine, dubbed Midnight, features 12 tilting propellers.

The aircraft is designed for back-to-back short distance trips of around 20 miles, with a charging time of approximately 10 minutes in-between. Archer hopes to certify its design with the FAA by 2024, and then use it for an urban air mobility network that it plans to launch in 2025.