Moya reports vertical takeoff, wing-borne flight and vertical landing with MOYA 256. The announcement advances the cargo eVTOL's test campaign while configuration-specific payload and approval evidence remain open.
4 — fixed propulsors in the reference configuration 21 Oct 2026 — release dateline; actual flight date not disclosed 30 kg — May 2025/current product reference; newer payload claim differs
A full transition exercises propulsion and controls across vertical and wing-borne flight.
Tested envelope and payload, specification reconciliation and operating approvals.
Moya Aero has reported a full transition flight with its full-scale MOYA 256 cargo eVTOL, moving from vertical takeoff into wing-borne flight and back to vertical landing. The company release is dated 21 October 2026; specialist coverage followed on 22–23 October.
The aircraft uses four fixed electric propulsors and rotates its complete airframe during transition. The sequence therefore exercises propulsion and flight controls across a changing aerodynamic regime, rather than demonstrating vertical flight alone.
Moya reports nearly 200 flights with MOYA 256 and nearly 500 across its wider test campaign. Those counts are company-reported. The release does not disclose the exact transition-flight date, duration, payload or detailed flight-envelope measurements.
The manufacturer's current product page and May 2025 specification sheet list a 30 kg payload, 160 km range and 130 km/h cruise speed for the battery-electric MOYA 256. These are published design figures, not results measured on the transition flight.
A newer reproduced company release refers to an 80 kg payload for MOYA 256. Public material reviewed here does not reconcile that difference. PropulsionWatch's new program record and 3D Explorer identify the dated reference configuration and keep the discrepancy visible.
PropulsionWatch analysis: Completing both transitions provides a useful development milestone. Assessment of operational capability still needs the tested envelope, margins during propulsion or sensor failures, load configuration and applicable approvals. A transition announcement establishes none of those by itself.
Moya's larger MOYA 760 and its electric/hybrid variants are separate configurations. Their specifications and development statements should not be transferred to MOYA 256. Neither letters of intent nor a prototype campaign establishes routine commercial cargo service.
Hero: Moya Aero-supplied photograph accompanying the transition release, reproduced by Autonomy Global. It is company imagery, not independent measurement of the reported flight.
