Elroy Air Achieves Major Milestone With Transition of Chaparral Aircraft from Vertical Takeoff to Wingborne Flight.

August 18, 2025 Ackson Kondwani Mwenda

SAN FRANCISCO – Elroy Air, the leading developer of autonomous aerial cargo systems for middle-mile logistics and military resupply announced it successfully reached transition speed with the company’s hybrid-electric, vertical takeoff and landing (hVTOL) aircraft, Chaparral. Three transition speed flights … Continue reading Elroy Air Achieves Major Milestone With Transition of Chaparral Aircraft from Vertical Takeoff to Wingborne Flight.

Midnight aircraft successfully completed its longest piloted flight to date, flying approximately 55 miles.

August 18, 2025 Ackson Kondwani Mwenda

Salinas, CA – August 18, 2025 – Archer Aviation (NYSE: ACHR) today announced that its Midnight aircraft successfully completed its longest piloted flight to date, flying approximately 55 miles in 31 minutes at speeds exceeding 126 mph. The flight took … Continue reading Midnight aircraft successfully completed its longest piloted flight to date, flying approximately 55 miles.

NASA Tests Research Aircraft to Improve Air Taxi Flight Controls.

August 18, 2025 Ackson Kondwani Mwenda

Nasa – By using a smaller version of a full-sized aircraft called the RAVEN Subscale Wind Tunnel and Flight Test (RAVEN SWFT) vehicle, NASA is able to conduct its tests in a fast and cost-effective manner. The small aircraft weighs … Continue reading NASA Tests Research Aircraft to Improve Air Taxi Flight Controls.