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Enstrom 480B

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Light single turboshaft utility helicopter.

Photo: Enstrom

Lift type

Rotary wing

Construction

Factory-built

Control

Piloted

Engine type

Turboshaft

Application

Utility

Fleet facts business use worldwide · as at August 2026

In business use

202 aircraft

Production years

1993-2026

Average age

16.5 years

Main base countries

U.S.A. (29), China (15), Czech Republic (6), Netherlands (2), South Korea (2)

Figures cover the worldwide fleet in business use — airline and military examples are not included. Fleet data: Business Air News research.

Design & construction

Landing gear

Skids

Ice protection

None

Pressurisation

Unpressurised

Flight controls

Mechanical

Environmental control

None-unpressurised

Rotor configuration

Single main + tail

Certification

Part 27

Minimum crew

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Type variants

Variant	Launch / first flight	Production end	Notes
Enstrom 480B	1992 / 1989		Production: 2 (2024). Utility helicopter, includes 480B Elite and 480B Signature.

Airframer

Enstrom Helicopter Corporation

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