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Horizon Aircraft selects BETA Technologies to provide FBW flight-control computers and software for the Cavorite X7 hybrid-elect

Canada’s Horizon Aircraft has chosen BETA Technologies to supply fly-by-wire flight-control hardware and customized software for the Cavorite X7. Horizon will integrate BETA’s advanced flight-control computers into the VTOL as the aircraft progresses through development, testing, and certification activities.

Discovered 2026-07-09T05:16:21.071443-07:00 | 2026-07-09T05:16:21.071443-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • This selection locks in the flight-control architecture for Horizon Aircraft’s Cavorite X7, as BETA will provide the fly-by-wire flight-control computers plus customized software integration.
  • The announcement is explicitly tied to the Cavorite X7’s hybrid-electric VTOL development runway, including development, testing, and certification.
  • For eVTOL programs, flight-control precision, stability, safety, and efficiency are core performance drivers; Horizon is positioning BETA’s controls as the enabler for those outcomes.

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2026-07-09T05:16:21.071443-07:00
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