SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. - Vermont-based Beta Technologies has successfully completed the first flight of its electric aircraft built on its new production line, it announced Thursday, Caleb Revill writes for Flying. Continue reading original article.
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15 November 2024 -BETA’s ALIA electric aircraft has a 50-foot wingspan, a range of 250 miles with a top speed of 138 mph, and is 90% quieter than a helicopter. While ALIA has the capability to transport five passengers.
BETA says that it is certifying two variants of its all-electric aircraft with the FAA: the ALIA CTOL, which uses a runway to take off and land conventionally; and the ALIA VTOL, which is runway independent as it takes off and lands vertically. These aircraft share structural similarities, and both leverage BETA’s high-performance electric propulsion technologies and fly-by-wire flight control systems. BETA plans to certify cargo and passenger configurations of both aircraft.
"This start of our production CX300 flight test campaign is a result of years of hard work and focus on studying customer requirements, hard engineering, manufacturing, production, quality and test[ing]," Kyle Clark, Beta founder and CEO, said. "It represents a significant milestone for Beta and is the beginning of an exciting new phase for the business. With this, we’re one step closer to putting this technology into the hands of our customers."
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