ERC System develops eVTOL flying device for patient transportation

Three times cheaper than a rescue helicopter - and three times faster than an ambulance. Not a bad calling card in medical emergencies, where every second counts. Especially in times of tight budgets in the healthcare sector. The eVTOL concept, which is being developed at ERC System in Ottobrunn, Germany, is intended to provide the answer to a number of pressing questions regarding the transportation of patients. And it will be ready for the market as early as 2029.

According to ERC System, based on its own market analysis and data from the University of Alabama, around 82 million acutely ill and injured people in the USA and Europe need to be taken to hospital or transferred to a specialist clinic as quickly as possible each year.
However, a helicopter is only available in just about 2 percent of all cases, meaning that the time-efficient route by air is usually not available. And while other manufacturers aim to launch a flight system that is as versatile as possible and adapts to different use cases, ERC System is fully focused on developing a modern alternative to transporting people by rescue helicopter. The recently presented demonstrator “Romeo” already has the same dimensions and weight as the future eVTOL “Charlie”, which is expected to be fully certified and operational in 2029. The cabin volume will then also allow emergency medical patient care during the flight. And with a possible payload of 450 kilograms and a range of around 190 kilometers, the eVTOL should be able to cover around 90 percent of the routes involved in this specific use case right from the start.

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