Moya Aero successfully performs “its first eVTOL flight”

Brazil-based, Moya Aero, has announced its first and suc­cess­ful eVTOL flight at the SDA4 Air­field on the out­skirts of São José dos Cam­pos-SP, reports a press release. The aircraft’s first adven­ture in to the skies marks the begin­ning of a flight test­ing phase that will lead to its aimed entry into ser­vice dur­ing 2026.

The company’s car­go drone pro­to­type took off under the com­mand of Alexan­dre Zaramela, CEO of Moya Aero and design­er of the eVTOL. He enthused, ”Even though I have already expe­ri­enced oth­er first flights through­out my career, it is always a thrill to see the vehi­cle fly as planned. The air­craft has the poten­tial to com­bine sus­tain­abil­i­ty and solu­tions for dif­fer­ent mar­kets.”

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The release explains, “The Moya eVTOL was designed to enhance logis­tics ser­vices and solu­tions for agri­cul­ture, fea­tur­ing a bold design that allows adap­ta­tions for dif­fer­ent mis­sions. With a pay­load capac­i­ty of 200 kg and a range of 300 km, the vehi­cle will not only con­tribute to the reduc­tion of car­bon emis­sions. It will also bring a sig­nif­i­cant decrease in oper­at­ing costs when com­pared to tra­di­tion­al heli­copters.”

It con­tin­ues, “Moya Aero has already achieved sev­er­al Let­ters of Intent (LOIs) to pur­chase more than 100 eVTOL units, con­sol­i­dat­ing its posi­tion as a key play­er in Brazil’s future air car­go trans­porta­tion.”

With the first suc­cess­ful flight, Moya Aero is now prepar­ing for a series of rig­or­ous tests dur­ing the cer­ti­fi­ca­tion phase, envi­sion­ing a hori­zon where its eVTOL will become essen­tial in the pos­i­tive trans­for­ma­tion of the logis­tics sec­tor in Brazil and beyond.

For more infor­ma­tion

moyaaero.com 

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