Beta Technologies Begins Testing ALIA eVTOL For Organ Transport

eVTOL aircraft
The ALIA eVTOL has a high-aspect-ratio wing for cruise efficiency.
Credit: Eric Adams
When secretive Beta Technologies had to move its new prototype to a more expansive location to begin flight testing, the U.S. startup decided concealment was not an option. So its ALIA electric air taxi was introduced to the world on June 12 with a spectacular helicopter airlift across Lake...
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