Tag: Robinson R66

The Robinson R66 is the latest member of the famed Robinson Helicopter dynasty which began with the Robinson R22 in 1979. Much like the R22, the R66 has proved extremely popular, selling over 1,100 times to date. Designed to be their first turbine-powered helicopter (their previous helicopters were piston-powered), the R66 has allowed Robinson Helicopter to take on giants the likes of Eurocopter, Sikorsky and Bell. And not only hold their own, but beat them too! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Pre-Robinson R66 In 1973, Frank D. Robinson, a former helicopter engineer for Cessna, McCulloch Aircraft and Bell Helicopters, resigned his position at Hughes Helicopters to pursue his dream of starting his own helicopter manufacturing company. Start...

Today, Robinson Helicopter Company are famous for producing some of the most popular helicopters ever. Whilst all three of company's helicopters produced to date have been incredibly successful, the Robinson R44 is by far the most popular. Having been produced since 1990, Robinson have produced over 6,500 R44s to date, making it the most popular purpose-built civilian helicopter to date, and sixth most produced helicopter ever! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Pre-Robinson R44 Before R44, helicopters were nothing new. Indeed, famed Russian-American engineer, Igor Sikorsky, had flown the first helicopter - his VS-300 design - in May 1940. Following this, several helicopters would be developed by Sikorsky and other engineers for the war effort ...

Today, Robinson Helicopter Company are known for producing some of the best helicopters currently around, including the R44 and R66. Yet, both of these helicopters can trace their origins back to another helicopter: The Robinson R22. Despite having been introduced in 1979, and the company having developed two newer helicopters, Robinson continues to produce the R22 today, with nearly 5,000 having been produced since 1979! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Pre-Robinson R22 Russian-American engineer, Igor Sikorsky, would begin development of what he called the Sikorsky S-46 in 1938. With the financial backing of Vought Aircraft, Sikorsky would build and fly the S-46 (now called the VS-300) for the first time on May 13 1940. Although Sikorsky was...