--- title: Munich startup ERC System unveils Victor, a heavy-lift... description: Munich-based startup ERC System has unveiled Victor, an uncrewed hybrid-electric cargo eVTOL, at ILA Berlin 2026. The aircraft targets a 250kg payload, 300km... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/munich-startup-erc-system-unveils-victor-a-heavy-lift-cargo-evtol-at-ila-berlin-kyk0si3q3 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Munich startup ERC System unveils Victor, a heavy-lift cargo eVTOL, at ILA Berlin | daily.dev og:description: Munich-based startup ERC System has unveiled Victor, an uncrewed hybrid-electric cargo eVTOL, at ILA Berlin 2026. The aircraft targets a 250kg payload, 300km... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/munich-startup-erc-system-unveils-victor-a-heavy-lift-cargo-evtol-at-ila-berlin-kyk0si3q3 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/KYK0sI3q3.png og:image:alt: Munich startup ERC System unveils Victor, a heavy-lift cargo eVTOL, at ILA Berlin og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Munich startup ERC System unveils Victor, a heavy-lift cargo eVTOL, at ILA Berlin **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Munich-based startup ERC System has unveiled Victor, an uncrewed hybrid-electric cargo eVTOL, at ILA Berlin 2026. The aircraft targets a 250kg payload, 300km range, and 250km/h cruise speed, with first deliveries planned for 2028. Victor uses a lift-and-cruise architecture with eight lifting propellers and a piston range extender on top of an electric powertrain. The design builds on flight testing of ERC's Romeo prototype, described as the heaviest fully electric aircraft of its type to have flown in Europe. Backed solely by German aerospace firm IABG with a significant double-digit-million-euro investment, ERC claims Victor's operating costs will be ~70% lower than a small helicopter — though this is unverified. The company also has a crewed eVTOL, Charlie, targeting inter-hospital transfers around 2031. ERC faces stiff competition and an industry track record of missed deadlines, with at least six European eVTOL makers entering insolvency since 2023. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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