Newscasts - Electric vertical takeoff aircraft completes first public test flight
10/02/2026 12:23
Click the following link to watch video: https://share.newscasts.refinitiv.com/link?entryId=1_ngi9qchk&referenceId=tag:reuters.com,2026:newsml_RW425910022026RP1_930&pageId=Newscasts Source: 'Reuters - Business videos' Description: Munich startup ERC System has conducted a test flight of what it says is one of Europe's largest electric vertical takeoff aircraft (eVTOL), a 2.7-tonne prototype designed for heavy-lift missions such as transferring patients to emergency hospitals. The eVTOL named Romeo, with a 16-meter wingspan and the dimensions of a helicopter, completed its first public demonstration last Friday (Feb 6) at the Erding military airfield near Munich. Short Link: https://lseg.group/46IPSnp Video Transcript: Our vision is that we will eventually be able to fly all the missions that need to be flown. That means the critical missions. What do I mean by that? For example, nowadays in many areas such as medical transport, many patients are not being flown. We mainly have helicopters, but they are a very limited resource, which is why 98% of all transport takes place on the ground. The great thing about electric aviation is that it is much cheaper.