Coming of Age in the AAM Era

Founded in 2016 by serial entrepreneur Doron Merdinger for purpose of actualizing his ambition of providing the world an entirely new mode of sustainable transportation, Miami, Florida-based Doroni Aerospace announced on 27 February 2023 that it had completed the first successful untethered flight-test of its Doroni H1 two-seat electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) prototype.

The milestone flight followed successful yaw, pitch, and roll-testing of the H1 prototype and a subsequent tethered test-flight of such.

The company set forth in a statement: “This is an extremely exciting time for Doroni. Our team has poured seven-years of tireless innovation and sacrifice to reach this point, but it’s only the beginning of what we’ve set out to accomplish. It’s truly a dream come true.”

Currently under development, the Doroni H1 is a two-seat personal, quad-copter eVTOL with an advertised top speed of 122-knots, a cruising speed of 87-knots, a range of 52-nautical-miles, and a recharge interval—from twenty to eighty-percent charge—of twenty-minutes.

Doroni’s website states the 23-foot-long, 15-foot-wide, 5.5-foot tall H1 will weigh 930-pounds. Whether that figure represents an empty weight or a maximum gross takeoff weight remains unknown. The Doroni website further sets forth that the H1 will be offered to the public at an estimated starting retail price of $195,000, and that legal operation of the vehicle will require only a valid driver’s license and completion of a twenty-hour, Doroni-provided training course.

To date, Doroni—by virtue of the equity crowdfunding platform StartEngine.com—has raised over $2.86-million from more than 1,600 investors. The company urges parties interested in learning more about its proffered investment opportunities to attend a development and funding webinar on Tuesday, 28 February at 14:00 EST. Subject webinar will feature Millennium Financial president and thirty-year public-listing and corporate finance veteran Jonathan Mork.

FMI: www.doroni.io