Event

Elroy Air completes first airport-to-airport Chaparral cargo delivery

Dec 18, 2025 · Demonstration · Elroy Air · Logistics

  • A first airport-to-airport cargo delivery was completed using the hybrid-electric Chaparral VTOL aircraft.
  • The December 10 flight carried 213 lb over 2.6 miles in Byron, California and reached approximately 60 mph before landing at a second location.
  • Published specs in the release describe Chaparral as designed for up to 300 lb of cargo over 300 miles, with the milestone framed as part of the path toward 2026 production scaling.

Elroy Air builds Chaparral, an autonomous hybrid-electric VTOL cargo aircraft for middle-mile logistics, military resupply, humanitarian aid and rapid-response missions.

Company
Elroy Air
Segment
Logistics
Event type
Demonstration
Evidence
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Added to Korthos
Jun 8, 2026
Geography
South San Francisco, California · United States