Odys Makes First Transitions With Subscale eVTOL Drone

Odys Aviation subscale drone

The hybrid-electric Laila is expected to have a payload capacity of 130 lb. (59 kg) and range of 450 mi. (724 km).

Credit: Odys Aviation
U.S. startup Odys Aviation has completed a series of initial transition flights using a subscale prototype of its Laila hybrid-electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) drone. Announced in November, the initial series of transition flights between thrustborne hover and wingborne cruise were...
Ben Goldstein

Based in Boston, Ben covers advanced air mobility and is managing editor of Aviation Week Network’s AAM Report.

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