This cargo-carrying drone from Moya in Latin America is not nearly as pioneering as its LA backers LA (Techstars) suggest, being a straight rip-off of Blackfly's Opener albeit adapted for cargo in lieu of a passenger. With the latter set for real-world customers in 2024 and the above with a deal of aviation experience behind it, it looks to succeed as a configuration. Bear in mind though that the cargo version has four rotors in place of eight, bearing as it does a payload of less consequence altogether.
There are four enduring forms of helicopter, viz. main- and dual- rotored, intermeshing and co-axial in order of numbers commercially produced over many decades.
With eVTOLs the same evolution is likely to take place, though it may yet feature more 'phenotypes' or variations. The simplicity and practicality of this 12-year-old concept is likely to ensure that it is one of them.
As we await the flight-test scheduled for the TELEDRONE sub-scale this month, the notion that if nothing else its layout may stand the test of time is a source of comfort, but not much of one.
