BETA ALIA-250 is an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft capable to carry 6 people with four vertical lift propellers and one pusher propeller for forward flight. Powered by an all-electric propulsion system has a noise profile that is 1/10th the sound decibel level of conventional helicopters, making it ideal for use in urban areas.
First unveiled on June 12, 2020, completed first flight on February 14, 2023
30-Jan-24 - BETA’s ALIA electric Conventional Take-Off and Landing (eCTOL) prototype completed a three-month evaluation with the US Air Force 413th Flight Test Squadron at Duke Field, Eglin AFB, Florida as part of the USAF Agility Prime program. This marked its first military deployment #CTOL
03-Nov-23 - Canadian Helijet International ordered the Beta Technologies ALIA electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft to become the first passenger service eVTOL aircraft in Canada, a significant step forward for Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) in British Columbia #UrbanAirMobility
17-Feb-23 - Blade Air Mobility and BETA Technologies completed first fight of the electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) ALIA-250 in New York #UrbanAirMobility
10-Dec-22 - On July 13, 2022, US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC) Aviation & Missile Center (AvMC) Experimental Test Pilot Maj Wes Ogden became the first US Army aviator to fly an electric aircraft #eVTOL
08-May-21 - USAF awarded first airworthiness approval for a manned electric aircraft. BETA Technology’s ALIA eVTOL allows to experience the future of electric vertical flight #AFWERX