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The Robinson R66 is a helicopter designed and built by Robinson Helicopter Company. It has five seats, a separate cargo compartment and is powered by a Rolls-Royce RR300 turboshaft engine. The R66 is slightly faster and smoother than the piston-powered Robinson R44 from which it is derived.
[1] [2] Robinson helicopter celebrated 50 years in business in June 2023. [3] Plans for production of the Robinson R66 were announced in March 2007. It is a five-seat helicopter of similar configuration to the R44, but with the addition of a luggage compartment, wider cabin by 8 in (20 cm), and powered by a Rolls-Royce RR300 gas turbine engine.
HAL Light Utility Helicopter India: Utility helicopter: Status: On Order. 6 are on order. [52] Total 110 LUH are planned. [47] HAL Chetak India France: Utility helicopter: Collectively 190 [53] –200 [54] [55] Status: In service (To be replaced by HAL Light Utility Helicopter). HAL Cheetah India France: Utility helicopter
The five-seat Robinson R66 light helicopter features the RR300 as a turboshaft engine, Robinson having originally intended on utilizing the standard Model 250-C20. Rolls-Royce has also announced the signing of Memorandums of Understanding with Enstrom, MD Helicopters, RotorWay and Schweizer to discuss future applications of the RR300. In March ...
Name Origin Primary role(s) Year introduced Year retired # used Notes Pre World War II Westland Wapiti: United Kingdom: Liaison: 1933 1942 28 [1]World War II
The Airline was founded by the Prabhu Bank, which acquired Muktinath Airlines, a Nepali helicopter airline operating a single Robinson R44 based in Pokhara. [4] In 2018, the airline was the first airline of Nepal to introduce the Robinson R66 in Nepal. [5] In 2018, the airline opened its second hub at Tribhuvan International Airport in ...
Attack helicopter: 29 March 2010: In production 9 (+15 LSP and 162 choppers planned) [18] HAL Light Utility Helicopter: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Light Utility Helicopter 6 September 2016: In production 3 (187 planned) [19] Indian Multi Role Helicopter: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Medium multirole helicopter 2024-25 Under development [20]
Most-produced Western helicopter; nicknamed "Huey". UH-1Y derivative in production. 1959–1976 Bell 206 Jetranger: 8,460: manufactured at Bell plants in United States and Canada: Also made under licence by Agusta in Italy and Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation in Australia: 1966–2010 Eurocopter AS350: 7,000 + [1] France: Airbus Helicopters ...