Elroy Achieves Transition Milestone With Uncrewed Cargo eVTOL

Elroy Air  Caption: Having achieved transition to wingborne flight, Elroy will start extending the Chaparral’s range envelope

Having achieved transition to wing-borne flight, Elroy will start extending the Chaparral’s range envelope.

Credit: Elroy Air
U.S. startup Elroy Air has transitioned its hybrid-electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) Chaparral between vertical and horizontal flight, a key milestone in development of the uncrewed cargo aircraft. Three transition flights have occurred since July 31, Elroy says. The aircraft autonomously...
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