what is it?
The Beta Technologies Alia (officially stylized as ALIA) is an electric utility aircraft built by Beta Technologies. The Alia is built in two models; the VTOL A250, and the CTOL CX300. An unmanned military variant is also in development as the MV250.
How to recognise it: 1 electric motor · 15.2 m wingspan
base stats
Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).
fun facts
- First flew 6 years ago, in 2020.
- Top speed is 2.2× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- Wingspan of 15.2 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
electric: Battery-powered electric motors.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 2020
- status
- still flying
- number built
- —
- role
- utility aircraft
- origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- makers
- Beta Technologies
- engines
- 1× Beta Technologies H500A
- crew
- 1
- passengers
- 5
- wingspan
- 15.2 m
- top speed
- 283 km/h
- range
- 622 km
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q135921116, Wikipedia: Beta Technologies Alia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.