Robinson Helicopter Company announced that the R66 Turbine fleet has surpassed 1,000,000 flight hours. The R66 with a Rolls-Royce RR300 turbine engine achieved the million-hour mark without a single reported in-flight engine failure. This accomplishment demonstrates a level of reliability that exceeds EASA’s stringent requirements for single-engine helicopters performing commercial operations.
Certified in October 2010, the first production R66 was delivered the following month. Since then, over 960 R66s have been produced, providing dependable performance to operators all over the world. Not only has the R66 proven itself on a daily basis, but it has also risen to the unique challenges of flying to the North Pole and circumnavigating the globe multiple times.
