The R66, you might remember, is a single-turbine-engine-powered five-seat helicopter that, while not an offshoot of the company’s immensely popular R44 four-seat piston single, is at least very ...

Companies aim to prove conventional helicopter design with electric propulsion offers efficiency advantages over multi-rotor ...

The electric propulsion company announced an agreement with Robinson Helicopters on July 23 to convert an R66 into an electric-powered flight demonstrator. The project unveiled at the Experimental ...

X and Robinson Helicopters have partnered to develop a battery-electric helicopter demonstrator based on the R66 helicopter.

Robinson Helicopter Company has received FAA certification for a new empennage configuration for the R66 turbine model. [Courtesy: Robinson Helicopter] Robinson Helicopter Company has received FAA ...

Both the Robinson R66 and the Bell 407 have an occupancy for one crew. The R66 can fit three passengers only, The Bell 407, ...

ABOVE: All new Robinson R66 helicopters will have the Garmin GFC 600H Helicopter Flight Control System as a standard feature ...

Torrance, California-based Robinson had been hinting at such a development for several years. Dubbed the R66 Turbine, the helicopter will be about 20cm (8in) wider than its piston-powered R44 sibling.

Robinson Helicopter Co. has delivered R66 Turbine Serial Number 1000 to a dealer, Les Gillespie of Gardner Aviation in Peachtree City, Georgia. The helicopter's owner is Donovan Valentine of ...

Robinson's R66 is a five-seat helicopter powered by a 300-horsepower turbine engine. Introduced in 2010, its standard configuration is a two-blade main rotor, a two-blade tail rotor, and skids.

Robinson Helicopter is now offering an FAA-approved pressure refueling system as an $18,000 option on its R66 turbine single. The 13-pound system, located on the helicopter’s right side ...

A National Transportation Safety Board report details the minutes before the Robinson R66 turbine-powered helicopter went down on June 4, 2025, killing the pilot and the passenger, who have yet to ...