Overview
The R66 is Robinson’s five-seat turbine helicopter, offering the reliability of a Rolls-Royce turbine and a large baggage compartment at a fraction of the price of other turbine singles.
Key points
- More than 1,500 delivered
- Optional autopilot and cargo hook
- Competes with the Bell 505 and Enstrom 480B
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 · R6648aircraft on Part 135 certificates
37charter operators
Most based in TX (10), AK (8), MT (4), HI (4), WA (2).
Operators include Acme Pest Control, LLC, ALPINE AIR ALASKA LLC, Elevate Aviation LLC, SHEEP MOUNTAIN AIR LLC, Deckload Aviation, LLC, POLLUX AVIATION LTD.
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 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
Airbus H130
129 kt330 nm7 pax
$3,700,000
