First Flight For Elroy Air's Large VTOL Cargo UAV

Credit: Elroy Air
Startup Elroy Air has begun flight testing its Chaparral large unmanned cargo aircraft. The 1,215-lb. vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) aircraft made a 64-sec. first hover flight on Aug. 14 at the Camp Roberts California National Guard Base. The prototype is being flight tested at McMillan...

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