Operations
Approvals: FAA experimental and waivers
Autonomy: Parallel hybrid: gasoline engines and electric motors share the lift load.
Primary use: Heavy-lift resupply, firefighting support and utility work.
Operators and customers: US military research contracts.
Aircraft record
Aircraft record
| Make | Parallel Flight Technologies |
| Class | cargo |
| Type | multirotor |
| Country | United States |
| Powertrain | hybrid-electric |
| Payload (kg) | 45 |
| Endurance (min) | 120 |
| Autonomy | Parallel hybrid: gasoline engines and electric motors share the lift load |
| Regulatory | FAA experimental and waivers |
| Primary use | Heavy-lift resupply, firefighting support and utility work |
| Operators | US military research contracts |
| Status | pilot |
| Record updated | 2026-10 |
Official site: parallelflight.com
In context
Where it fits
Listed in Heavy-Lift Cargo UAVs. Drones are compared on payload against range and endurance, how far the operation runs without people on site (docks, remote operations centers, detect-and-avoid), which approvals let it fly beyond visual line of sight, and who actually flies it.
| Model | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|
| FlyCart 100 (DJI) | multirotor | in production |
| FlyCart 30 (DJI) | multirotor | in production |
| EH216-L (EHang) | multirotor | pilot |
| VoloDrone (Volocopter) | multirotor | discontinued |
| CarryAll (V2000CG) (AutoFlight) | lift+cruise VTOL | in production |
| Pelican Cargo (Pyka) | fixed-wing | pilot |
| Aero2 (Dufour Aerospace) | tilt-wing VTOL | prototype |
| Chaparral C1 (Elroy Air) | lift+cruise VTOL | prototype |
Sources
Sources and scope
- Scope
- Firefly (Parallel Flight Technologies)
- Sources
- ElectronsX drones dataset; maker specifications, operator releases and FAA, EASA and CAAC approvals
- Updated
- 2026-10