Astro Aerospace Elroy

Quick Summary

Astro Aerospace's Elroy is a short distance, all-electric multicopter, powered by 8 independent electric motors each with dual rotors. The Elroy has foreseeable uses in agriculture, recreation, and personal transportation. Having already completed many flight tests, reservations for the Elroy are available on its website.




Astro Aerospace, based in Oxnard, CA



Stage of Development 

Preliminary Design


Prototype Build

Flight Testing

Certification

Commercially Operating
Technical Details

Aircraft Type: Wingless VTOL

Powerplant: All-Electric

Range: 18 miles

Top Speed: 45 mph

Propeller Configuration: 8 tilting electric motor/propeller pairs

Passenger/Payload Capacity: 1 Pilot + 1 Passenger or 260 lb payload

Autonomy Level: Pilot-Assistance

Wingspan/Dimensions: Undisclosed



Our Take on the Astro Elroy


The Astro Elroy has one unique advantage over many other eVTOLs of the same category – it's been flight tested for over a year. This achievement is fantastic for Astro Aeronautics, but the next hurdle - the regulatory one - is looming in front of the company. If Astro can successfully navigate a path to certification with the FAA, then the Elroy has a great chance of becoming a profitable endeavor. Notably, Astro is already public on the U.S stock market with the ticker 'ASDN', and reservations for the aircraft are available through its website. Since posting several videos in 2018 of the prototype's flight tests, not much news has recently come from Astro.