AERIAL VEHICLE

The invention is directed to an aerial vehicle with a hybrid drive unit (10) and with a rotor unit (1, 1') wherein the hybrid drive unit (10) comprises at least a combustion engine (11), a generator (12) and a first electric motor (7) and the rotor unit (1, 1') comprises a first rotor (1), wherein the combustion engine (11) is configured to drive the generator (12) to produce electricity, the generator (12) is coupled to the first electric motor (7) in such a way that the first electric motor (7) is feedable with electricity from the generator (12). The rotor unit (1, 1') comprises a second rotor (1') and the hybrid drive unit (10) comprises a second electric motor (7'), wherein the generator (12) is coupled to the second electric motor (7') in such a way that the second electric motor (7') is feedable with electricity from the generator (12), and wherein the first rotor (1) is driven by the first electric motor (7) and the second rotor (1') is driven by the second electric motor (7').