Lift+cruise: four dedicated lift propellers plus one fixed pusher propeller for cruise; lift rotors stop in forward flight. Shares its power system with Beta's CX300 fixed-wing variant.
Propulsion Unit Count
5
Redundancy Approach
Range / Speed
Company-published ALIA VTOL: max speed 153 kt; 5-passenger configuration. No like-for-like certified range figure disclosed on the current aircraft specification page.
Seat Count
5
Last Updated
September 18, 2026
A250 remains an active FAA powered-lift certification program behind BETA’s CX300 in the company’s certification sequence. Q2 2026 work on the common H500A motor and CX300 compliance requirements provides carryover, but no A250 Type Certificate has been issued.
Advance A250-specific powered-lift compliance work while completing common-platform H500A motor and CX300 certification evidence that can carry over to the A250.
ALIA VTOL is BETA Technologies’ piloted electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft, developed alongside the closely related ALIA CTOL/CX300. The VTOL uses a fixed wing for efficient cruise and separate lift and cruise propulsion rather than tilting its cruise propulsor.
PropulsionWatch classifies the program as certification-stage and pre-entry-into-service. BETA’s public regulatory sequence places the VTOL behind the CX300 CTOL certification program.
The aircraft uses a lift-plus-cruise architecture: four dedicated vertical-lift propellers and a fixed rear pusher for forward flight. The lift rotors stop during wing-borne cruise. BETA develops the electric propulsion and charging ecosystem alongside the aircraft.
Company materials describe a five-passenger configuration and a maximum speed of 153 kt. Public aircraft specifications do not provide a like-for-like certified VTOL range figure.
The FAA powered-lift certification project is active. BETA has reported substantial requirements carryover from the CX300 platform, while its public sequencing targets ALIA VTOL type certification after the CTOL aircraft.
The existing PropulsionWatch certification record remains the authoritative regulatory-status object; the lifecycle label here is an analytical program classification.
BETA has disclosed intended cargo, medical and passenger applications and customer commitments for ALIA VTOL. These commercial commitments are distinct from certified entry into service; PropulsionWatch therefore retains PRE-EIS operating status.
Documented dependencies include completion of the FAA type-certification program, the planned certification sequence following CX300, and the operating approvals required for individual commercial missions.
Regulatory/program evidence: PropulsionWatch Certification Record “Beta ALIA-250 — FAA,” based on BETA regulatory filings and company certification updates.
Technical evidence: BETA aircraft specifications and public filings for architecture, capacity, mission positioning and certification sequencing.
September 18, 2026
