
Elroy Air Tackles Cargo Delivery
- 28 Aug 2024 12:00 PM
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On Nov. 12, Elroy Air set an aviation milestone when it flew the world’s first turbogenerator-powered hybridelectric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, the Chaparral C1 prototype, the company said in a press release. Utilizing both its turbogenerator system and highpower batteries, the Chaparral C1 took off vertically and flew for 57 seconds at its test flight facility in Byron, California.