Flying Alia: Beta Sees eVTOL Certification Path Via Simplicity

Beta Technologies Alia simulator
Credit: Beta Technologies
Beta Technologies believes the most direct path to FAA certification of an electric aircraft is to keep the vehicle simple. So the Vermont-based startup has focused its innovation on electric propulsion and kept its vertical-takeoff-and-landing Alia as close to a conventional fixed-wing general...
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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