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NewsElroy Air flies first autonomous hVTOL aircraft
Elroy Air Chaparral C1 aircraft. Photo: Elroy AirUS drone firm Elroy Air says it has flown the world’s first turbogenerator-hybrid electric vertical take-off and landing (hVTOL) aircraft.The flight of the Chaparral C1 autonomous hVTOL aircraft was carried out on November 12 at Byron Airport in California, where the Elroy Air ...
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Elroy Air sees demand for its autonomous cargo aircraft rise
Elroy Air, the company developing an end-to-end autonomous hybrid-electric vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) cargo system, has announced the demand backlog for its Chaparral aircraft now exceeds 1,000 units.The US-based unmanned cargo aircraft developer has previously secured commitments from partners in the commercial, defence and humanitarian markets including Mesa Airlines, ...
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NewsElroy Air adds to leadership team
Drone firm Elroy Air has appointed Alex Blake as chief of staff and Zach Lovering as vice president of engineering.Most recently, Blake served as vice president of engineering at Kittyhawk where she played a central role in driving the development of an electric autonomous air taxi, backed by Google/Alphabet founder ...
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NewsLibra Group's LCI to acquire up to 40 Elroy Air cargo aircraft
Chaparral aircraft. Source: Elroy Air? LCILessor LCI has signed an agreement with drone firm Elroy Air to acquire up to 40 of the company’s Chaparral vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) autonomous aircraft.Under the terms of the agreement, Libra Group subsidiary LCI will initially acquire 20 aircraft with an option for ...
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Bristow Group orders Elroy Air VTOL aircraft
Bristow Group has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Elroy Air to pre-order 100 Chaparral hybrid-electric cargo VTOL aircraft.The Chaparral will be the first of its kind vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft dedicated to cargo movement to be introduced into Bristow's aircraft fleet.Bristow plans to use the Chaparral ...
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NewsFedEx teams up with Elroy Air on US drone network
Source: FedExFedEx Express has partnered with drone firm Elroy Air to develop the first end-to-end autonomous vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aerial cargo system.The tie up will see FedEx Express test Elroy Air’s Chaparral autonomous air cargo system within the company’s middle-mile logistics operations in the US, moving shipments between ...
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NewsElroy Air unveils autonomous cargo aircraft
Chaparral aircraft. Photo: Elroy AirElroy Air has unveiled its pre-production Chaparral aircraft that is capable of autonomously picking up 300-500 lbs of cargo and delivering it by air up to 300 miles.The Chaparral is a transitioning “lift + cruise” vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft with a full carbon composite ...