Overview
The 480B is Enstrom’s turbine single, developed from the TH-28 military trainer with a five-seat cabin that converts to a three-seat training layout. Several air forces use it for pilot training.
Key points
- Fully articulated three-blade rotor
- Optional Garmin G1000H cockpit
- Competes with the R66 and Bell 505
Mission fit
Light turbine single class- Tours, utility and law-enforcement work with four to six seats
- Hot-and-high operations where turbine power matters
- External-load and aerial-work roles
In the U.S. charter fleet
FAA Part 135 · Enstrom 480B1aircraft on Part 135 certificates
1charter operators
Operators include VERTICAL ADVANTAGE HELICOPTERS LLC.
Counts cover the FAA type-certificate family named above, which can include earlier variants of the same airframe. Source: our Part 135 operator database, updated monthly. Browse operators.
Compare in class
Other light turbine single helicopters
Robinson R66
120 kt350 nm4 pax
$1,000,000
Robinson R66 Marine
120 kt350 nm4 pax
$1,050,000
Bell 505 Jet Ranger X
125 kt306 nm4 pax
$1,600,000
Airbus H125
137 kt340 nm6 pax
$3,500,000
