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Fairfax, Virginia (PRWEB) August 30, 2022 -- The Vertical Flight Society (VFS) is in the final stages of preparation for the latest in a series of highly
Hydroplane is bringing its hydrogen fuel cell powerplant to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh to assess interest from aircraft builders.
Beta’s ALIA aircraft will be capable of flying 250 nautical miles on a single charge while carrying six people.
Photo courtesy of Beta Technologies The funding will take Beta from the test aircraft it flies now through the construction of a factory and the first deliveries to the U.S. Air Force in 2023, said Kyle Clark, founder and chief executive officer. Fidelity offered to fund the entire round, but the amount was increased to add investors, including Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund, which seeks startups that can help the internet retailer reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2040, he said. “We were way over-subscribed and ended up having a super-strategic and valuable investor set in our first insti...
Our Bureau 1260 BETA's ALIA fully immersive eVTOL flight simulator and training facility. The U.S. Air Force has awarded the first airworthiness approval for a manned electric aircraft to BETA Technologies, a partner in the AFWERX Agility Prime Program. The Agility Prime is a non-traditional program seeking to accelerate the commercial market for advanced air mobility vehicles (i.e., "flying cars"). These may be electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft or may incorporate non-traditional electric or hybrid propulsion for manned or unmanned operation, with an onboard pilot, rem...