Operating environments: Elroy Air flight-test operations in California, U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground
Control modes: Autonomous, Supervised Autonomy
VTOL transition flight - Demonstrated - 2025-08-14 - Transitioned autonomously from vertical takeoff to 70 mph wingborne flight, then completed a pilot-assisted vertical landing. - environment: Elroy Air flight-test operations in California - Control: supervised_autonomy - Conditions: hover-to-wingborne transition - Configuration: Pilot-assisted landing during the 2025 transition flights - source: elroyair.com
Cargo delivery - Demonstrated - 2025-12-18 - Carried cargo from one location to another, landing vertically at the delivery point. - environment: Elroy Air flight-test operations in California - Hardware: Chaparral with cargo pod - Control: autonomous - source: elroyair.com
Load carrying - Demonstrated - Lifted a 300 lb cargo load during a five-flight campaign at Yuma Proving Ground in July 2024. - environment: U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground - Hardware: Chaparral C1 with cargo payload - Control: unspecified - Conditions: military proving-ground flight test - source: elroyair.com