Sectors such as personal mobility and transportation are undergoing complete transformation, since on the horizon is the challenge of reducing emissions to zero in as many areas as possible. Although there are other alternatives, the electrical aspect is the most widespread at present and is the one in which the most is being invested from both the public and private points of view in many parts of the world.
One of the sectors that is in full development but is destined to gain presence is that of flying electric vehicles. Although there are more advanced areas of the planet in this area, such as Asian countries such as Japan or China, as well as North America and some European states, other regions are also beginning to enter the business.
On this occasion we refer to the arrival of a new actor from Latin America. This is the case of the Brazilian company Moya Aero, a recently created air mobility company that arrives with the ambitious objective of revolutionizing the transportation of goods (among other activities) in its country of origin through its new eVTOL autonomous take-off vehicle. and vertical landing.
As is the case in many countries, the Brazilian express courier sector associated with online commerce is booming. This, together with the zero emissions of this project, has led FINEP, a Brazilian government institution that supports research and innovation, to actively participate in the financing of the Moya Aero aircraft prototype.
Just a few weeks ago, the company made the first official flight of its autonomous prototype. This flight took place on the outskirts of São José dos Campos, in the state of São Paulo, and was the first in a series of complex flight tests that the vehicle must pass from now on. It should be noted that Moya Aero is beginning the certification phase of the aircraft with the expectation of starting its commercial services in 2026.
While the company is still young, its parent company is not. We are referring to ACS Aviation, linked to several pioneering projects such as SORA-e, which was the first piloted electric aircraft built and flown in the southern hemisphere (in 2015) and as the first light sport aircraft certified in China, carried carried out in collaboration with the aviation authorities of the Asian country.
The Moya eVTOL is intended to become the first high-capacity, fully electric, autonomous aerial vehicle built in the Southern Hemisphere. It is aimed at the logistics industry in general and has specific qualities designed for agricultural companies for crop fumigation. According to its creators, it has been designed as a more efficient and emission-free alternative to the small drones that operate in the cargo sector and in agriculture.
The vehicle has a wingspan of 7 meters, has a range of more than 100 km with each electric recharge and can carry a payload of up to 200 kg. In terms of agricultural operations, it aims to multiply crop spraying productivity by six due to its greater spraying precision compared to current methods. You can see the first test flight of this electrical novelty in the video that accompanies this article.
