Robinson R88

The Robinson R88 is a ten-seat helicopter that Robinson Helicopter Company is designing and building, and it is still under development. Robinson announced it in March 2025, with a first flight expected later in that year. It is powered by a single Safran Arriel 2W turboshaft engine. It is the company's first design to depart from the teetering bar control used on its R22, R44 and R66 helicopters, because the R88 has conventional dual controls instead. As a ten-seat aircraft it sits well above the earlier models, which seat two, four and five, and so extends the range of a maker best known for small piston and turbine helicopters into a larger utility class. Because it has not yet entered service, its specifications remain subject to change.