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ERC System – Fertigung

Development and production of hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft for defence, medical transport and critical missions.

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eRC-System GmbH

OttobrunnNew on Amplifa

2020Founded
OttobrunnHeadquarters
2,730 kgMass of the Echo prototype (2023)

About ERC System

eRC-System GmbH (ERC System), based in Ottobrunn near Munich, develops and produces hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft that take off and land vertically and fly with wings in forward flight. The portfolio comprises the unmanned payload platform Victor U250 and its military variant U250-M (each 250 kg payload, over 300 km range, 250 km/h cruise speed, available from 2028) as well as the manned aircraft Charlie C700 for patient and personnel transport with over 500 kg payload and 800 km range. The medical variant of Charlie was developed together with experts from medicine and air rescue. The basis is a technology platform that has been proven with two full-scale prototypes: Echo flew for the first time in 2023 at 2,730 kg, and Romeo has been in flight testing since 2025 at around 2.7 tonnes. The systems target defence logistics, special logistics such as offshore and remote supply, aerial firefighting and agriculture, as well as emergency medical services. Partners and reference customers include IABG, Rega, DRF Luftrettung, ÖAMTC and RAV Fryslân; the company advertises roughly 60 % lower operating costs compared to a helicopter and operation via existing fuel supply without charging infrastructure.

Site
Ottobrunn
Processes
Development and production of hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft, Unmanned heavy logistics (UAS), Hospital/patient transport systems
Materials
Hybrid-electric VTOL propulsion
Founded
2020
Industries
Defence logistics / Military supply, Special logistics (Offshore & Remote-Supply), Utility operations (Aerial firefighting & Agriculture), Medical / Emergency medical services
  1. 01

    Engineering and design of the VTOL platform

  2. 02

    Construction and testing of full-scale prototypes

  3. 03

    Development of the Victor and Charlie product lines

  4. 04

    Production in Germany

  5. 05

    Certification according to EASA (targeted)

  6. 06

    Support of customer missions

Technology & Platform

VTOL

Hybrid-electric VTOL propulsion

Combines vertical take-off and landing with fast wing-supported forward flight and runs on existing fuel supply without charging infrastructure.

Locations

Standort Ottobrunn

Ottobrunn

DE

Headquarters

Aircraft

Victor U250 – unmanned hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft
Victor U250 – unmanned hybrid-electric VTOL aircraftVTOL · Special logistics
Charlie C700 – manned hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft
Charlie C700 – manned hybrid-electric VTOL aircraftVTOL · Medical transport
Victor U250 in offshore operation
Victor U250 in offshore operationUAS · Offshore logistics

Inside the production

Loading of an aircraft's cargo bay
Loading of an aircraft's cargo bay
Dropping of extinguishing agent over a wildfire
Dropping of extinguishing agent over a wildfire
Victor U250 with open cargo bay on the runway
Victor U250 with open cargo bay on the runway
Aircraft flying low over a meadow
Aircraft flying low over a meadow

Industries

Defence logistics / Military supplySpecial logistics (Offshore & Remote-Supply)Utility operations (Aerial firefighting & Agriculture)Medical / Emergency medical services

Additional services

Development and production of hybrid-electric VTOL aircraftUnmanned heavy logistics (UAS)Hospital/patient transport systems

Reference customers

Gesundheitsregion PlusRAV FryslânÖAMTCRegaDRF LuftrettungIABG

History

  1. 2020

    Foundation of eRC-System GmbH

  2. 2023

    First flight of the Echo prototype at 2,730 kg – at that time the heaviest unmanned eVTOL in the EU

  3. 2025

    Flight testing of the Romeo prototype at approx. 2.7 t

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