Beta Technologies eVTOL Air Taxi Prototype

Beta Technologies eVTOL Prototype, shown during flight test and with commentary from company founder Kyle Clark. The company is funded and has a launch customer, manufactured organs developer United Therapeutics. The prototype, called Ava, will execute a cross-country flight in the spring or summer of 2019, at the same time that the final production configuration will be revealed. The company has executed more than 170 flights. The prototype aircraft can reach a top speed of 170 mph and has a range of 150 miles. (I'm not a videographer so forgive the sloppy work here!)
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