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ProgramsRobinson R66

Aircraft program

Robinson R66

In production

Five seater, single turboshaft light helicopter. Includes the variant R66 Turbine Marine with pop-out floats.

Lift type
Rotary wing
Construction
Factory-built
Control
Piloted, Remotely piloted, Autonomous
Engine type
Turboshaft
Application
Business, Cargo, Trainer, Utility
Final assembly

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Type variants

VariantLaunch / first flightProduction endNotes
Robinson R66 Turbine2007 / 2008Baseline variant, five-seater helicopter. Includes R66 Turbine Marine maritime variant with pop-out floats.
Robinson R66 Turbine Police Helicopter2010 / 2010Law enorcement variant, with improved reconnaisance capabilities and 4 seats.
Robinson R66 Newscopter2017 / 2017Variant dedicated to media coverage with specialised avionics.
SkyRyse One2024 / Variant with SkyRyse fly-by-wire system and SkyOS, piloted with a single control stick and two screens. In development.
Robinson R66 NxG2025 / 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 Electric2025 / Electric demonstrator with magniX propulsion.
Robinson Unmanned R66 TurbineTruck2026 / Autonomous cargo variant with Sikorsky MATRIX autonomy and front-loading capability similar to S-70UAS U-Hawk. Selected for USMC Medium Aerial Resupply Vehicle – Expeditionary Logistics (MARV-EL) program.
Robinson Unmanned / Skyryse R66 UAS2026 / Defence Group 4 UAS with SkyOS autonomy system.

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