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That's because the airplane Caputo would fly runs on batteries..
Both aircraft, which Beta markets as the Alia, will eventually carry passengers, the company says.. Beta is one of many companies working on electric aviation..
Bristow, which is working with eight companies developing next-generation aircraft, expects the vehicles to create new opportunities because they are quieter than helicopters and are expected to be 60% to 70% cheaper to operate, according to David Stepanek, an executive vice president at Bristow...
The company also built a prototype landing site for aircraft capable of vertical flight, which sits atop repurposed shipping containers, which house energy storage and a small living space for pilots to rest between trips...
The day Beta's aircraft left Burlington in October, Caputo flew it on two legs, arriving at sunset at Griffiss International Airport in the foothills of the Adirondack Mountains, near where he grew up..
