Bristow Group and Elroy Air announced Wednesday they have signed a letter of intent for Bristow to pre-order 100 Elroy Air Chaparral pilotless hybrid-electric cargo vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft.
“We want to expand our market into middle mile market cargo distribution both for moving new markets and for moving product for our current energy companies that we service,” said Bristow Executive Vice President and Chief Transformation Officer Dave Stepanek in an interview. “ A lot of it is really heavy and needs to moved by large trucks and by boats.
The pod awaiting pickup communicates with the drone via a set of radio frequency beacons which assists the aircraft in triangulating the pod's position. The only humans involved are those packing and unpacking the pods. The Chaparral does not require an airport for takeoff or landing. Indeed, Elroy Air CEO David Merrill adds the Chaparral can takeoff, land, drop off and pickup cargo in the sort of inaccessible places Bristow serves.
South San Francisco, Calif.-startup Elroy Air's takeoff has been almost as straight line as its aircraft's trajectory. To date, Elroy Air has landed agreements to supply 900 aircraft to commercial, defense and humanitarian customers.
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