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      "text": "As Archer has admitted (contradicting its own prior statements), the most recent aircraft, Midnight M001 SN001 N703AX, is 'a pre-production model, the aircraft will not be flown for credit toward FAA type certification'.",
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      "text": "Does Midnight have novel technology? Yes... Has a conformal Midnight aircraft flown yet? No... Has Midnight flown 1,000's of flight hours? No.",
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      "text": "Adam Goldstein himself said on social media April 4th, 2024: 'Joby does have the most amount of flying experience in the industry, albeit on an experimental uncertifiable aircraft. The clock starts ticking once you start flying conforming aircraft. Everything else before that is just practice'. And we could not agree more, Adam. You are right, this is the basis for an apples-to-apples comparison, and your clock is not ticking because you do not have a conformal aircraft. — Grizzly Research",
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