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BETA's ALIA family uses electric propulsion and is presented in vertical- and conventional-takeoff configurations. The VTOL arrangement combines one H500A propulsion motor with four V600A lift motors; the conventional aircraft uses the propulsion motor without those lift units.
BETA ALIA 250
BETA Technologies · Read more ↗Lift and forward propulsion
BETA lists one H500A electric propulsion motor and four V600A lift motors for the VTOL aircraft. Its five-bladed fixed-pitch propulsion propeller is separate from the four two-bladed lift propellers. The conventional-takeoff version omits the dedicated lift-motor arrangement.
BETA ALIA 250
BETA Technologies · Read more ↗The X-Plane battery display
Laminar's 13 August 2024 X-Plane 12.1.2 release notes record the ALIA 250 gaining gauges for all four batteries on its display.
BETA ALIA 250
Laminar Research · Read more ↗Meet BETA ALIA 250
BETA's ALIA family uses electric propulsion and is presented in vertical- and conventional-takeoff configurations. The VTOL arrangement combines one H500A propulsion motor with four V600A lift motors; the conventional aircraft uses the propulsion motor without those lift units.
Laminar's ALIA 250 is a simulator rendition of the VTOL aircraft. X-Plane 12.1.2 added gauges for all four batteries to its display.
BETA ALIA 250
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History & design
Testing the electric aircraft
BETA's timeline follows ALIA through conventional land-back flights at Plattsburgh and then full traffic-pattern flying. Subsequent airport-to-airport flights and customer evaluations extended the programme beyond the initial runway tests. The timeline distinguishes these development events from later production milestones.
BETA Technologies · BETA ALIA 250 (Manual Starting Point) — product and aircraft reference ↗Timeline — CTOL land-backs, traffic-pattern, airport-to-airport and customer-evaluation milestones
Systems & details
Lift and forward propulsion
BETA lists one H500A electric propulsion motor and four V600A lift motors for the VTOL aircraft. Its five-bladed fixed-pitch propulsion propeller is separate from the four two-bladed lift propellers. The conventional-takeoff version omits the dedicated lift-motor arrangement.
The X-Plane battery display
Laminar's 13 August 2024 X-Plane 12.1.2 release notes record the ALIA 250 gaining gauges for all four batteries on its display.
Two aircraft configurations
BETA presents separate conventional-takeoff and vertical-takeoff ALIA configurations. Both are described with a 50-foot span, space for five passengers and a 200-cubic-foot cargo volume; the VTOL design adds four dedicated lift motors. The manufacturer’s 336-nautical-mile maximum demonstrated range belongs to the CTOL presentation, rather than a blanket range claim for the VTOL aircraft. These manufacturer figures describe particular configurations and demonstrations, rather than the endurance of every simulated flight.
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Laminar Research BETA ALIA 250 (Manual Starting Point)
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Manufacturer documentation
BETA ALIA 250 (Manual Starting Point) — product and aircraft referenceBETA ALIA 250
ALIA VTOL / CTOL configuration and propulsion tables
BETA Technologies · Read the source ↗Manufacturer history
BETA ALIA 250 (Manual Starting Point) — product and aircraft referenceBETA ALIA 250
Timeline — CTOL land-backs, traffic-pattern, airport-to-airport and customer-evaluation milestones
BETA Technologies · Read the source ↗Simulator release notes
BETA ALIA 250 (Manual Starting Point) — product and aircraft referenceBETA ALIA 250
13 August 2024 release article; Fixes and Enhancements → Aircraft → Beta ALIA VTOL
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Manufacturer documentation
BETA ALIA 250 (Manual Starting Point) — product and aircraft referenceBETA Technologies · ALIA VTOL / CTOL configuration and propulsion tablesManufacturer history
BETA ALIA 250 (Manual Starting Point) — product and aircraft referenceBETA Technologies · Timeline — CTOL land-backs, traffic-pattern, airport-to-airport and customer-evaluation milestonesSimulator release notes
BETA ALIA 250 (Manual Starting Point) — product and aircraft referenceLaminar Research · 13 August 2024 release article; Fixes and Enhancements → Aircraft → Beta ALIA VTOLBuilt-in force-feedback profiles
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Laminar Research BETA ALIA 250 (Manual Starting Point)
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