Dyulon

Mission

Our mission is to design and develop a sustainable, safe, and reliable VTOL aircraft that combines high efficiency with the structural strength to carry additional payloads, while maintaining the agility and maneuverability of a drone.

The challenge

Aerial delivery has been discussed for a long time, but significant advancements in this technology have yet to be made. Aerial delivery is particularly useful for reaching hard-to-access areas, such as islands and deserts. However, the current challenge is that the costs often outweigh the benefits. At present, drones are the most viable option, but they do not justify their price given their limited range and flight time. The issue is not with the power source; rather, it's that drones must generate both thrust and lift from their rotors, which makes them inefficient.

The solution

We intend to make a model that has vertical take-off and landing capabilities of a drone and when in cruise, the efficiency of a propeller UAV. This will drastically bring down the costs of maintaining a drone, and allow access to long range delivery. By decoupling lift and the thrust, we plan on making the plane atleast 50-70% more efficient which would convert to 3 times the range. This could be directly applicable to deliver important goods such as medicine and documents where there is a time limit and the current delivery methods make it impossible to be on time.