Rob Winston
CEO / Founder
About HopFlyt
We're rethinking vertical lift from first principles.
Founded in Southern Maryland, HopFlyt brings aerospace engineering, flight test, and program leadership together around a more efficient approach to autonomous vertical flight.
01Why HopFlyt
The mission
Better access without the burden of a runway.
HopFlyt was founded to address the cost and efficiency limits of conventional vertical-lift aircraft for routine, smaller-payload logistics missions. The team is developing aircraft around autonomous operation, practical infrastructure needs, and real-world reach.
02Leadership
The people building it
Deep experience. Lean execution.
Lucille Winston
President
Neil Winston
Chief Engineer
Clark Fuller
Design Lead
03Selected milestones
HopFlyt founded
The company began in Southern Maryland with a focus on a new vertical-flight configuration.
First subscale hover tests
Early prototypes moved from design work into flight testing.
SQUALL development begins
The 10-foot-span technology demonstrator became the team's full-flight-profile test platform.
Autonomous mission milestone
SQUALL completed an autonomous mission spanning vertical takeoff and wing-borne flight.
Cyclone program announced
HopFlyt introduced its next aircraft program for long-range logistics.
The work continues