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Elroy Air Demonstrates Multiple Unattended Delivery Modes With Cargo Drone
['Cal Biesecker']
Defense Daily
Elroy Air on Wednesday said it recently demonstrated three modes of autonomous cargo delivery for the Army using the company’s fixed-wing hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.
The demonstration at the company’s California headquarters included two payload drops in a single flight on July 15 of a 68-pound payload in a close-in hover and a 70-pound release from 65 feet during forward flight without personnel required at the delivery points.
A separate ground delivery involved the aircraft releasing the payload…