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Elroy Air flew the world’s first turbogenerator-hybrid electric vertical take-off and landing (hVTOL) aircraft on November 12 at its test-flight facility in Byron, California - the Chaparral C1.
Elroy Air recently demonstrated its autonomous cargo delivery system at Travis Air Force Base. The demonstration was part of Mobility Guardian 2023, a large Air Mobility Command (AMC) full-spectrum readiness exercise.
At the UP.Summit, Elroy Air, the company developing an end-to-end autonomous hybrid-electric vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) cargo system, announced the demand backlog for its Chaparral aircraft exceeded 1,000 vehicles in 2023.
Bristow Group Inc., the world's leading global provider of innovative and sustainable vertical flight solutions, has reserved early delivery slots via deposit and will receive some of the first commercially certified Elroy Air Chaparral VTOL cargo systems off the production line.
The board includes former senior military officials from the Navy, Army, Special Operations Command and Office of the Secretary of Defense.
Company attracts top industry executives as it reaches $3B in commitments for its autonomous eVTOL cargo aircraft systems.
Elroy Air demonstrated the autonomous ground navigation and cargo-handling systems of its Chaparral aircraft for United States Air Force senior and executive officers as part of the Golden Phoenix Technology Demonstration Event.
Elroy Air has signed an agreement with LCI—a leading aviation company and a subsidiary of Libra Group—for commitments to purchase up to 40 of the company’s Chaparral vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft, with deposits paid for the first 20 vehicles.
Bristow Group Inc. has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Elroy Air to pre-order 100 Chaparral hybrid-electric cargo VTOL aircraft to use the Chaparral to serve logistics, healthcare, and energy applications.
FedEx and Elroy Air will work together to launch test flights aimed at middle-mile delivery in 2023, the latest initiative from FedEx in its effort to explore and adopt emerging technologies across its networks.
Company announces commitments for more than 500 aircraft representing more than $1 billion in aircraft demand from commercial, defense, and humanitarian customers.
AYR Logistics signs agreement to purchase up to 100 Chaparral autonomous, hybrid-electric VTOL delivery aircraft.
Elroy Air raises $40MM Series A financing including Lockheed Martin Ventures to accelerate the development of its Chaparral Autonomous VTOL Cargo Aircraft. Strategic and financial investors back the California-based aerospace company leading the industry in large autonomous VTOL delivery drones for middle-mile express commercial shipping and Defense logistics.
Trailblazing partnership aims to demonstrate safe airspace integration for unmanned logistics aircraft.
Elroy Air announced that it has won a Phase 3 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract with Agility Prime, a non-traditional program in the US Air Force seeking to accelerate the commercial market for advanced air mobility vehicles.
Elroy Air announced the successful completion of its first full-scale system flight test, the 1215 lb prototype reaching a height of 10 feet and hovering for 64 seconds before descending and landing safely.
Elroy Air demonstrated the autonomous ground navigation and cargo-handling systems of its Chaparral aircraft for United States Air Force senior and executive officers as part of the Golden Phoenix Technology Demonstration Event.
LCI signs agreement for up to 40 Chaparral vehicles and unlocks aircraft financing for humanitarian delivery services
What an amazing kickoff to 2022! In January, Elroy Air welcomed new customers and partners to our family, we unveiled our updated Chaparral C1 vehicle, and I gave an invited talk about our company trajectory at the 2022 Transformative Vertical Flight Conference in San Jose.
As we approach the end of 2021, we wanted to reiterate what Elroy Air is all about — why the company exists, who we are, what we’re building, and how we believe we can be a positive part of the future.
AYR Logistics signs agreement to purchase up to 100 Chaparral autonomous, hybrid-electric VTOL delivery EVTOL aircraft
Elroy Air today announced that Grant Newman has been appointed to the position of Chief Financial Officer, effective September 28, 2021.
Elroy Air raises $40MM Series A financing including Lockheed Martin Ventures to accelerate the development of its Chaparral autonomous VTOL cargo aircraft.
Trailblazing Partnership Aims to Demonstrate Safe Airspace Integration For Unmanned Logistics Aircraft
Elroy Air announced that it has won a Phase 3 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract with Agility Prime.
This year the Elroy Air Chaparral won Gold in the Transportation category at the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA).
Elroy Air announced the successful completion of its first full-scale system flight test.
There are 3 primary reasons why we are developing an autonomous vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) air cargo system.
Almost 14 months after signing a letter-of-intent to purchase about 100 hybrid electric vertical takeoff and landing-eVTOL- cargo transport aircraft from startup Elroy Air, global vertical transport leader Bristow Group Inc. has placed its first deposits on the aircraft, the companies announced Tuesday.
Bristow Group and Elroy Air have signed a letter of intent for 100 Elroy Air Chaparral hybrid-electric autonomous cargo drones.
The San Francisco aviation startup named for the son of the 1960's animated fantasy family is taking the wraps off its baby, a pre-production version of the Chaparral, which could change the way packages are picked up and delivered in the not so distant future.
With its sights set on the defense, humanitarian, and commercial markets, Elroy Air has just inked a deal with Mesa Airlines that includes up to 150 pre-orders for the Chaparral hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft to be used in commercial express parcel and healthcare delivery.
Elroy Air, a startup that wants to make cargo deliveries using autonomous hybrid-electric aircraft, has unveiled its pre-production craft: the Chaparral.
U.S. startup Elroy Air has unveiled the first preproduction prototype of its Chaparral autonomous cargo aircraft, revealing a revised design for the hybrid electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicle. San Francisco-based Elroy expects to begin flight testing in the second quarter.
Elroy Air has raised a $40 million Series A, including financing from Lockheed Martin’s venture capital arm, to ramp up the building, testing and validation of its inaugural autonomous cargo drone.
With a fleet of hybrid-powered autonomous aircraft, Elroy Air's Kofi Asante is working to democratize access to resources by changing how they are transported.
The future of drone delivery is on the horizon.
Elroy Air has developed a hybrid-electric autonomous vertical take-off and landing aircraft for cargo transport and delivery that doesn't require an airport.
The company says that in partnership with the Naval Postgraduate School on August 14, it completed a test of an over 1,250-pound prototype drone — the Chaparral — it claims will carry more than 250 pounds of cargo at 100 miles per hour over a 300-mile range.