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Introducing the Chaparral C1 hybrid-electric VTOL cargo aircraft. Meet some of the team, partners and customers working together to create a new modality for rapid logistics! vimeo.com/670035612/b82c… #aerospace #autonomy #EVTOL #cargodrones #logistics #design #robotics #team

Elroy Air CEO and Co-founder Dave Merrill talks about Chaparral's utility and impact for international parcel shippers, humanitarian aid, flexible logistics to remote locations, and rapid, autonomous aerial resupply for US troops in the field. #aerospace #EVTOL #cargodrones

Our Director of People Operations at Elroy Air - Kat Dawe - talks about how we build great, diverse teams! #aerospace #EVTOL #cargodrones #drones #logistics #drones #team #robotics #leadership #growth

Industrial Designer Isaiah Jones highlights the importance of having industrial designers at the company as they work towards designing solutions for everyday use. #aerospace #EVTOL #cargodrones #drones #logistics #team #robotics #industrialdesign

We’re proud to share that FedEx has announced a new collaboration with Elroy Air, enabling the next generation of speed and flexibility for express logistics with the Chaparral aircraft. newsroom.fedex.com/newsroom/elroy… #aerospace #eVTOL #logistics #robotics

Elroy Air just turned six! Enjoy this tour of company trajectory to date: our world-class team, world-changing autonomy / EVTOL aircraft technology - the Chaparral, and business traction with partners and customers. All this, and the best is yet to come! vimeo.com/767348886

We demonstrated the autonomous cargo-handling capabilities of the Chaparral aircraft for senior and executive officers of the U.S. Air Force as part of the Golden Phoenix Technology Demonstration Event at Travis Air Force Base. elroyair.medium.com/elroy-air-demo… #EVTOL #cargodrone #dualuse

Conducting HIL simulation testing on the #Chaparral. We run the same flight code and control laws that fly the Chaparral, with synthetic sensor data supplied by our software simulator. With HIL simulation, we test integrations pre-flight so we can address issues before they arise

We’re proud to announce that we’ve expanded our executive leadership team to include industry veterans Alex Blake as Chief of Staff and Zach Lovering as Vice President of Engineering. businesswire.com/news/home/2023… #startup #Chaparral #eVTOL #logistics #leadership #aerospace

The Chaparral C1 takes flight, becoming the industry’s first turbogenerator-hybrid electric vertical take-off and landing (hVTOL) aircraft. vimeo.com/884929709/3bfa… #hVTOL #cargodrone #Chaparral #flight #team

Ever wonder how we conduct flight tests? Check out this behind the scenes look at our Ground Control Station. When developing the mobile base of operations, our team leveraged their experience to build a #GCS best suited for ground and flight tests for #Chaparral. #FlightTesting

From early discussions at the Pentagon to collaborations with the U.S. Marines , FedEx, and humanitarian partners, our co-founder & CEO Dave Merrill shares the incredible journey of designing Elroy Air’s Chaparral. Read more elroyair.medium.com/df7dbe82d304

#JGSDF schedules to conduct a verification test of #CHAPARRAL, a #VTOL UAV developed by #ElroyAir , US Company for transporting supplies between islands as part of its unmanned defense capabilities for fundamental reinforcement of defense capabilities.@ElroyAir #UAS

Executive Chairman Merrill & CEO Andrew Clare took a moment for a photo at the US Army Natick Soldier Systems Center as we kicked off collaborations with the U.S. Army for a new Phase 2 SBIR contract following a successful Phase 1.

It was a great discussion on the future of air mobility innovation at #LIFTSummit2025, focusing on how our industry will grow in California. Our founder Merrill spoke on Scaling Visionary AAM Use Cases exploring what it takes to drive commercial success & industry adoption.

We’re going higher, further, faster, baby—getting closer to wing-borne flight every day. ✔️ Fully autonomous end-to-end flight ✔️ Achieved 18 mph forward speed ✔️ Reached 100 ft altitude ✔️ Completed a 1.25-mile flight Preparing for transition to cruise! youtu.be/ODBoTKgQGNI

Check out the CoMotion panel on the challenges & triumphs of pioneering transformative mobility solutions—from developing groundbreaking technologies and navigating regulatory hurdles to building deeptech companies with commercial & military markets. youtube.com/watch?v=MoFzg1…

Today we welcome Mark Rodrigo to the Elroy Air team! Mark, who served as a captain in the United States Air Force joins us to lead Federal Business Development. Welcome to the team Mark! elroyair.medium.com/mark-rodrigo-j…

Dean Donovan has joined the Elroy Air Board of Directors. He was an early investor in the company and we’re honored to have him join us to help advance our mission! elroyair.com/company/news/p…

Chaparral reached a new milestone with an autonomous flight at 35+ mph forward speed and 130+ feet altitude! Watch as we switch seamlessly back and forth between VTOL and forward flight modes. We’re getting closer and closer to transition to wingborne flight. Stay tuned!