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Robinson R66

Photo: Robinson Helicopter Company

Lift type	Rotary wing
Construction type	Factory-built
Control type	Piloted
Engine type	Turboshaft
Application	Business, Trainer, Utility
Final assembly	Torrance (Zamperini Field)
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Five seater, single turboshaft light helicopter. Includes the variant R66 Turbine Marine with pop-out floats.

Type variants

Variant	Launch/First flight	Production end
Robinson R66 Turbine	2007 / 2008		Baseline variant, five-seater helicopter. Includes R66 Turbine Marine maritime variant with pop-out floats.
Robinson R66 Turbine Police Helicopter	2010 / 2010		Law enorcement variant, with improved reconnaisance capabilities and 4 seats.
Robinson R66 Newscopter	2017 / 2017		Variant dedicated to media coverage with specialised avionics.
SkyRyse One	2024 /		Variant with SkyRyse fly-by-wire system and SkyOS, piloted with a single control stick and two screens. In development.
Robinson R66 NxG	2025 /		Next generation variant, available as Southwood or Palo Verde depending on avionics package (or limited edition Riviera). Includes R66 Army Training helicopter for US Army's Initial Entry Rotary Wing program.
Robinson R66 Electric	2025 /		Electric demonstrator with magniX propulsion.

Operations data

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Airframer

Robinson Helicopter Company	News
Skyryse	News	SkyRyse One

Other aircraft programs: Robinson R22 Beta II, Robinson R44 Raven, Robinson R88

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