What Moller International does

Moller International is a publicly traded (OTCQB: MLER) aerospace developer founded in 1983 by Dr. Paul Moller to design personal vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft. The company builds the Skycar family (Skycar 200, Skycar 400, and the military Skycar 600 LAMV), the Neuera recreational VTOL, the Firefly rescue variant, and the Aerobot unmanned VTOL line, all powered by Rotapower Wankel rotary engines with high power-to-weight ratios and 10,000+ hour overhaul intervals.

The underlying technology combines ducted-fan propulsion, four thrust-vectoring nacelles with counter-rotating engines, and fly-by-wire flight control that overrides pilot input to prevent error, producing a roadable vehicle that can take off vertically, cruise at fixed-wing speeds, and fold its wings for ground travel. Flight testing on the Neuera 200 has exceeded 200 manned and unmanned sorties, and the company holds 43 patents including the first U.S. patent on a fundamentally new form of powered lift aircraft.

The business model spans pre-order hardware sales (deposits on Skycar 200 and Firefly), engine licensing through sister company Freedom Motors (over 3.5 million conditional orders), historical government R&D contracts with NASA, DARPA, and the U.S. armed services, and ancillary 1/38 scale model merchandise. The company is working with the FAA on powered-lift airworthiness certification and Neuera 200 pilot licensing, and is currently seeking financial partners through secured convertible loans with warrants to bridge to commercial production.

Name

Moller International

Legal name

Moller International

Website

https://moller.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Moller International (OTCQB: MLER), founded 1983, develops personal and military VTOL aircraft — Skycar, Neuera, Firefly, and Aerobot — powered by proprietary Rotapower Wankel engines, serving commuters, defense, rescue, and recreational users.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Personal Vertical Take-Off and Landing Aircraft

NAICS

Aircraft Manufacturing (336411), Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (336413), Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing (336414), Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Propulsion Unit and Propulsion Unit Parts Manufacturing (336415)

SIC

Aircraft & Parts (3720), Aircraft Engines & Engine Parts (3724), Guided Missiles & Space Vehicles & Parts (3760)

akta.pro primary industry

VTOL & Hybrid UAV Platforms (IMABAIAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Business & General Aviation Aircraft Manufacturing (IMABAAAC), Military Rotorcraft Platforms (IMABAMAB), Propellers, Rotors & Open-Rotor Propulsors (IMABADAI), Engine Control, Fuel & Ignition Systems (FADEC/Accessories) (IMABADAK)

Keywords

• Vertical takeoff landing aircraft
• Personal aerial vehicles
• Rotary engine technology
• Unmanned aerial vehicles
• Urban air mobility

Headquarters

HQ city

Davis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Aircraft Sales: Moller International sells VTOL aircraft including Skycar 200, Skycar 400, Neuera, and Firefly. The company has received deposits for Skycar 200 and Firefly. Limited production M400 priced around $500,000; volume production targeted at $60,000-$80,000.
2. Engine Licensing (Freedom Motors): Rotapower rotary engine is produced and marketed by sister company Freedom Motors. Freedom Motors has conditional orders and letters of intent for over 3.5 million engines. This represents a significant potential licensing revenue stream.
3. Government Research Contracts: Company has completed contracts with NASA, NOSC, DARPA, NRL, Harry Diamond Labs, Hughes Aircraft Company, California Department of Transportation, and U.S. Army, Navy, and Air Force for UAV and engine development.
4. Model/ merchandise Sales: Company sells 1/38th scale model Skycars and branded merchandise.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Moller International designs and develops personal vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft and supporting propulsion systems, including the Skycar family of commuter/military VTOL vehicles, the Neuera recreational VTOL, the Firefly rescue variant, Aerobot unmanned aerial vehicles, and the Rotapower Wankel rotary engine commercialized via sister company Freedom Motors. Products are sold or contracted to individual consumers, military and government customers, and engine licensees for personal transport, recreation, rescue, surveillance, and compact high power-to-weight engine applications.

Product overview

Moller International develops personal vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) vehicles, including the Skycar family (Skycar 200, Skycar 400, Skycar 600 LAMV), Neuera recreational VTOL, Firefly rescue variant, Aerobot unmanned aerial vehicles, and Rotapower rotary engines. The Skycar series represents the core manned VTOL aircraft platform, while the Neuera and Firefly serve recreational and rescue markets respectively. The Rotapower engine is the foundational propulsion technology shared across all aircraft products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Skycar: Family of VTOL vehicles for 2, 4, or 6 persons capable of vertical take-off and landing similar to a helicopter, with airplane flight capabilities and ground road travel with fold-up wings.
• Neuera
• Firefly
• Rotapower
• Aerobot

Products and services

• Skycar 400 Fifth-generation, four-passenger VTOL aircraft combining high-speed fixed-wing cruise capabilities with vertical take-off and landing. Features four thrust-vectoring nacelles with counter-rotating Rotapower engines, ducted fans, and fly-by-wire technology, with targeted performance including a 331 mph maximum speed, 805-mile range, and 720 lbs net payload. Designed for affluent individual buyers and commuter pilots seeking an automobile-replacement personal aircraft.
• Skycar 200 Two-passenger electric/ethanol hybrid VTOL aircraft designed for local commuter markets. Features tandem seating, hybrid propulsion combining a Rotapower engine with electric motors, and a Flight Control System for simplified operation, with targeted performance of a 242 mph maximum speed and 434-mile range. Accepting customer deposits ahead of planned FAA certification.
• Skycar 600 LAMV Six-passenger military variant of the Skycar designed as a Light Aerial Multi-purpose Vehicle (LAMV) for VTOL missions including search and rescue, medical evacuation, drug interdiction, surveillance, and tactical personnel transport. Provides a high cruise speed of approximately 265 knots, a VTOL payload capacity of approximately 1,250 lbs, and a projected maximum speed of 395 mph, with significantly lower fuel burn than tilt-rotor aircraft.
• Neuera 200 Two-passenger VTOL recreational aircraft capable of operating up to 400 feet above land, water, sand, snow, swamp, or grasslands, combining the capabilities of a boat, hovercraft, ATV, and snowmobile in a single vehicle. Features ducted fans, fly-by-wire control, and has logged more than 200 manned and unmanned test flights. Initial sales planned through an international auction ahead of full FAA certification.
• Firefly Four-passenger VTOL utility and rescue aircraft derived from the Neuera platform with more powerful engines, designed for emergency extraction from skyscrapers and other challenging locations, as well as emergency services missions operated by military and public safety personnel. Accepting customer deposits ahead of planned production.
• Aerobot Family of small unmanned VTOL aircraft capable of autonomous or semi-autonomous operation as airborne robots or as remotely controlled VTOL platforms. Ranges from single ducted fan configurations carrying 5–90 lbs payload to multi-duct configurations carrying up to 650 lbs, with tethered electrical or untethered fuel-driven Rotapower-powered variants available for surveillance and logistics missions.
• Rotapower Engines Wankel rotary engines produced and marketed exclusively by sister company Freedom Motors, with a 3:1 power-to-weight ratio, only two moving parts, minimal vibration, and 10,000+ hour life expectancy between major overhauls. Available in a 650cc single-rotor version producing 75 hp and a 1300cc twin-rotor version producing 150 hp, with multi-fuel capability supporting aviation, marine, and specialty vehicle applications.

Quantifiable outcome

• Top speed up to 331 mph at sea level, 3x faster than light helicopters
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and moderate.

• Freedom MotorscoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerFreedom Motors is the exclusive licensee for Rotapower engine production and marketing. Freedom Motors has conditional orders and letters of intent for over 3.5 million engines. The partnership allows Moller International to focus on aircraft development while Freedom Motors handles engine commercialization.
• BMA SecuritiesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBMA Securities (bmasecurities.com) is a stock broker facilitating acquisition of Moller International stock (ticker MLER) for investors on OTCQB markets.
• Wilson-Davis & Co.minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWilson-Davis & Co. (wdco.com) is a stock broker facilitating acquisition of Moller International stock (ticker MLER) for investors on OTCQB markets.
• NASAmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerNASA contracted Moller International for development of various unmanned aerial vehicles and Wankel-based engine technologies as part of NASA's research programs.
• DARPAmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerDARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) contracted Moller International for development work on advanced VTOL and UAV technologies.
• U.S. Military (Army, Navy, Air Force)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerU.S. Army, Navy, and Air Force contracted Moller International for development and deployment of unmanned aerial vehicles and Wankel-based engines.
• Hughes Aircraft CompanyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHughes Aircraft Company contracted Moller International for development work.
• California Department of TransportationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCaltrans contracted Moller International for transportation-related development projects.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• EHang: Autonomous aerial vehicle company focused on passenger and logistics drones, with established commercial deployments in Asia — directly comparable as a VTOL aircraft developer with both passenger and unmanned product lines.
• Lilium: Developer of an electric VTOL jet for regional air mobility, pursuing EASA and FAA certification — comparable as a peer VTOL aircraft developer targeting personal and regional transport with an alternative propulsion architecture.
• Joby Aviation: Leading electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) air taxi developer pursuing FAA type certification and commercial urban air mobility service — directly comparable as a personal/air-taxi VTOL aircraft developer competing for the same AAM customer base.
• Wisk Aero: Boeing-backed autonomous eVTOL developer pursuing FAA certification of a self-flying air taxi — directly comparable in VTOL passenger aircraft and autonomous flight ambitions overlapping Moller's stated roadmap.
• AutoFlight: China-based eVTOL developer pursuing both passenger and cargo aerial vehicles, with demonstrations including trans-oceanic flights — directly comparable as a competing VTOL aircraft platform targeting regional and intercity air mobility.
• Archer Aviation: eVTOL aircraft developer building a piloted electric air taxi targeting FAA certification and commercial launch — directly comparable in mission (urban/personal VTOL transport) and customer profile (commercial operators and defense).
• Vertical Aerospace: UK-based eVTOL developer building a piloted air taxi targeting certification and commercial operations — directly comparable as a peer VTOL aircraft maker pursuing the urban air mobility market.
• Beta Technologies: eVTOL developer focused on cargo, medical, and defense customers with a conventional take-off and landing plus VTOL configuration — comparable as a competing VTOL platform pursuing both civilian and military customers.

Broad incumbents

• Bell (Textron): Major helicopter and tiltrotor manufacturer and producer of the V-22 Osprey and XV-15; overlapping VTOL/tiltrotor technology and direct competition for military VTOL procurement budgets that the Skycar 600 LAMV targets.

Emerging players

• Overair: Emerging eVTOL developer (formerly Karem Aircraft) building a tilting-rotor aircraft for urban air mobility — comparable as a peer pursuing VTOL passenger aircraft with an alternative rotor/propulsion architecture.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MISkycar
• Facebookfacebook.com/MollerInternationalSkycar
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/moller-international-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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