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U.S. Marines Will Evaluate Elroy's Autonomous Resupply Drone
The Chaparral aircraft heads to the Arizona desert in July
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Elroy Air's Chaparral eVTOL Prototype Makes First Flight
A pre-production prototype of Elroy Air's hybrid-electric and fully autonomous cargo aircraft performed its inaugural flight on November 12.
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LCI To Add Elroy Air Chaparral eVTOL Aircraft to Lease Portfolio
The hybrid-electric aircraft, which could complete certification by the end of 2023, will have a payload of around 500 pounds and a range of 300 nm. It is intended for autonomous or remotely piloted operations.
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Bristow Commits To Ordering 100 Chaparral VTOL Freighters from Elroy Air
Houston-based helicopter operator Bristow Helicopters plans to purchase 100 Chaparral hybrid-electric VTOL cargo aircraft from Elroy Air.
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FedEx To Test Autonomous Drone Cargo Delivery with Elroy Air
FedEx and Elroy Air plan to launch test flights of the Chaparral autonomous air cargo system in early 2023.
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Elroy Air Makes the Case for Chaparral's Transformation of Air Cargo Services
The U.S. start-up is working to bring its autonomous, hybrid-electric Chaparral C1 VTOL cargo transporter into commercial service by 2023.
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Elroy Announces Launch Customers for Autonomous Chaparral VTOL Aircraft
The fully autonomous vehicle is set to be used in a variety of commercial cargo, military, and humanitarian applications, with Elroy now backed by both private and government funding.
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U.S. Air Force Backs Elroy's Chaparral Freighter with Follow-on Agility Prime Contract
After making some changes to the Chaparral prototype, Elroy Air expects to resume flight testing of the hybrid-electric cargo transport during 2021.
