Robinson R66

The Robinson R66 is a light helicopter designed and built by the Robinson Helicopter Company. It seats five, has a separate cargo compartment and is powered by a Rolls-Royce RR300 turboshaft engine, which makes it the first turbine-powered product of the company. It is derived from the piston-engined Robinson R44 and is slightly faster and smoother than that model, with a lower empty weight because the turbine is lighter than the R44 piston engine. The aircraft was announced in 2007, received type and production certificates from the United States Federal Aviation Administration on 25 October 2010 and went into full production in 2011. Other regulators followed, with Russia and Canada certifying it in 2013 and European and Chinese authorities in 2014. Variants include a marine version with pop-out floats, a police version with a forward looking infrared camera, and a Newscopter version for broadcast work. The thousandth R66 was delivered in August 2020.