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Beta Technologies·US·eVTOL air-taxi

Alia A250.

Lift+cruise VTOL for 5 passengers and a pilot; powered-lift type certificate targeted ~12 months after its CTOL twin.

Testing

Certification: FAA powered-lift type certification for ALIA VTOL on the AC 21.17-4 basis (G-1 closed Aug 2025); type certificate targeted about 12 months after the ALIA CTOL type certificate

Verified 2026-09-24

Technical subsystems

  • propulsion↗

    4 V600A electric lift motors with 2-blade lift propellers + 1 H500A pusher motor with a 5-blade fixed-pitch propeller; 50 ft wingspan.

  • structures↗

    Carbon composite airframe; 50 ft wingspan; designed for both VTOL (A250) and CTOL (CX300) variants.

Sourced metrics

Cruise speed (mph)
176 mph
Passenger seats
5 pax