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Beta Technologies' ALIA-250 electric aircraft

One of the companies I do contracting work for is working on something really cool:

https://vtdigger.org/2021/04/08/sout...-with-ups/amp/

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They’re a pair of half-plane, half-helicopter aircraft developed by South Burlington-based Beta Technologies. They’re entirely electric, can travel up to 170 mph with a 250-mile range, and can take off and land vertically.

Now, UPS has agreed to buy 10 of those aircraft, with the option to buy 150 more. It’s a deal that augurs well for the viability of electric aircraft, and local jobs.

The Beta aircraft fully recharge in about an hour, and can carry about 1,400 pounds of cargo. As part of the deal, UPS will get access to Beta’s charging stations.

They make virtually everything in-house - it's neat to watch them wind motors and dyno them, and to produce large body panels out of carbon fiber. I wish I would have taken more pictures - there's no photography ban. Maybe I will next time I'm there.

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