Beta’s Alia eVTOL Achieves Full Piloted Transition

Graham Warwick April 23, 2024

Proof-of-concept Alia SN002 flies with lift and propulsion propellers turning during transition test flight.

Credit: Beta Technologies
Beta Technologies has conducted the first piloted full transition flight of its Alia 250 electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) prototype, the lift-plus-cruise aircraft transitioning from thrust-borne vertical flight to wing-borne horizontal flight and back. Demonstrating transition is a...
Graham Warwick

Graham leads Aviation Week's coverage of technology, focusing on engineering and technology across the aerospace industry, with a special focus on identifying technologies of strategic importance to aviation, aerospace and defense.

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