MGI launches cargo eVTOL UAV demonstrator

MGI CEO and founder Mike Gascoyne, former Formula 1 technical director, officially unveiled the demonstrator at the eVTOL Insights London Conference on Wednesday 19th April 2023.

The company is applying Formula 1 development philosophies and mindset to the cargo eVTOL UAV market. Lightweight composite structures with highly efficient, fast-paced iterative design processes are key elements of MGI’s approach to tackling challenges that the cargo eVTOL industry presents, the consultancy said.

MGI has been developing cargo eVTOL technologies for the past year, aiming to provide the services to the wider industry. This has culminated in its Mosquito autonomous technology demonstrators for cargo applications. Its solution focuses on a configurable design with two variants of its demonstrator technology.

The first is a tilt rotor configuration, with two rotors on each corner capable of tilting from 45 degrees in the forward direction to 45 degrees rearward.

The second features eight rotors with direct drive motors distributed across four wings, with all four wings using MGI’s proprietary tilt mechanism used to control pitch and roll. This variant can take off vertically and fully transition to winged flight for long distance missions.