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Clark promised Rothblatt a cross-country electric aircraft flight in 10 months
“And I told her that in 10 months we would create this electric aircraft and fly it across the country.”
Kyle Clark Aug 24, 2023 ▶ 11:45 Electrifying aviation with Kyle Clark of BETA Technologies
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Clark set aside 70% of BETA's equity for employees on day one
“So day one, I took 70% of the business and usually people take eight or 10 or seven or five percent of the business and say, that's going to be the employee pool. I took 70% of the business and I said, this is what I'm going to use to attract people to be real…”
Kyle Clark Aug 24, 2023 ▶ 14:00 Electrifying aviation with Kyle Clark of BETA Technologies
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BETA received UAE regulatory approval for commercial, for-hire flights
“We just got regulatory approval to do this over in the Middle East for hire, for commercial, making money... The first regulatory letter we have is from the UAE between Abu Dhabi and Dubai.”
Kyle Clark Aug 24, 2023 ▶ 31:35 Electrifying aviation with Kyle Clark of BETA Technologies
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BETA Technologies has a 600-unit aircraft order backlog
“I mean, we have a 600 unit backlog right now, right?”
Kyle Clark Aug 24, 2023 ▶ 34:58 Electrifying aviation with Kyle Clark of BETA Technologies
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BETA generates revenue flying its aircraft for the U.S. military
“We received what they call a military flight release to get paid to fly for the military. So we're doing that. We've been doing that for more than a year. We've had air force and army pilots flying our planes.”
Kyle Clark Aug 24, 2023 ▶ 31:03 Electrifying aviation with Kyle Clark of BETA Technologies
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Clark plans to eventually commercialize a hybrid motorcycle-plane concept
“It is, and it was really, it still is a very elegant design, and someday I'm going to go and bring it to the market.”
Kyle Clark Aug 24, 2023 ▶ 5:24 Electrifying aviation with Kyle Clark of BETA Technologies
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