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USAF Wraps Up Flight Testing on Electric Aircraft, Complete with Casualty Evac

Jan. 29, 2024 | By Greg Hadley
The Air Force and BETA Technologies finished a three-month stint of flight testing with its “Alia” electric aircraft at Duke Field, Fla., the contractor announced Jan. 29—which included several milestones for electric aviation within the Department of Defense. 

Electric Aircraft Starts Flight Testing at USAF Base with Its Own Version of ‘Hot Pitting’

Nov. 16, 2023 | By Unshin Lee Harpley
The Air Force and contractor BETA Technologies started flight testing “Alia,” a sleek, quiet, electric aircraft, last week at Duke Field, Fla. The electric aircraft, delivered to Duke Field on Oct. 26, is owned and operated by BETA crew, but the Air Force’s rotary wing ...

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