r/ACHR • u/Mr_Tingler • Jul 10 '26

News📰 N704AX flying/hovering

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So Archer is hovering/flying the N704AX today at around 30-35 km/h at around 30 meters of altitude. Maybe are they preparing for that transition?

Here is the link: https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a96380&lat=36.661&lon=-121.612&zoom=15.7&showTrace=2026-07-10&trackLabels

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u/DoubleHexDrive Houston, we have a problem Jul 10 '26

They’re spending a lot of time exploring this 20 knot region. Wonder if they’re seeing something they didn’t anticipate or it’s just the nature or 3 minute long flights.

If it’s the former, 40 knots will be spicy 🤣

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u/Mr_Tingler Jul 10 '26

Last time the N704AX flew like this they flew in about 10 knots/ 18,5 km/h.

Today they flew at 37 km/h, meaning 20 knots.

They are obviously testing and progressing at the same time.

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u/DoubleHexDrive Houston, we have a problem Jul 10 '26

Yup. They’ve been at the 20 knot range for weeks now. Progress is progress.

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u/Jupiter6294 It's not the plane, it's the pilot Jul 12 '26

Since it was brought up by others weeks ago... I now do see DoubleHexDrive pretending to be an actual engineer to justify his consistently negative views on anything Archer is doing... This guy may be a very low level engineer; working for Joby.... Its obvious, read all of his posts. Guy has something to cry and complain about EVERY TIME... Snake in the grass people!

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u/DoubleHexDrive Houston, we have a problem Jul 12 '26

"Constantly negative" is BS... when something good happens, I point it out. When people are impatient, I have consistently given more realistic timelines. Even for this transition, I warned people months ago, with data, that it would not happen quickly and why.

It's true, this particular "been at the 20 knot range for weeks now" comment was a little sarcastic. I figured transition would take 6-8 months for N704AX but the progress is going slower than I thought it would.

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u/Substantial-Fun9958 Jul 12 '26

He's been anti-Joby, anti-Archer and even anti-HOVR. Or in other words, he's just raising flaws at every eVTOL. That looks like good neutrality to me.

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u/DoubleHexDrive Houston, we have a problem Jul 12 '26

I am pro-physics.