FAA Certifies Hartzell’s Electric Aircraft Propeller

Graham Warwick July 21, 2025
Beta Technologies Caption: Both versions of Beta’s Alia electric aircraft use Hartzell’s five-blade propeller for propulsion

Both versions of Beta’s Alia electric aircraft use Hartzell’s five-blade propeller for propulsion.

Credit: Beta Technologies
Hartzell Propeller has received the first FAA Part 35 type certification of a propeller designed specifically for electric aircraft. All testing of the propeller was conducted on Beta Technologies’ electric propulsion units, on the ground and in the air, and the propeller powers Beta’s Alia electric...
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