DART Secures Six Launch Customers and Certifies the R66 Emergency Float System Hawkesbury – (February 5th, 2014) – DART Aerospace is pleased to announce that it has received the FAA STC approval for its Emergency Float System for the Robinson R66. The new float system designed and manufactured by DART is the only emergency float system […]
First “On Helicopter” Installation Testing a Success Dart Aerospace moved once step closer to final FAA approval for the company’s emergency float system for the Robinson R66 Helicopter. Testing was performed today in the hangar at Orbic Helicopters in Camarillo, California where the pop-out floats were installed and deployed. Drop testing was completed earlier this summer and […]
Torrance, CA — On 15 March 2013, the IAC AR, Russia’s FAA equivalent, issued its type certificate for the R66 Turbine. With twenty-two R66 helicopters built and awaiting export to Russia, the long awaited news was a cause for celebration. The Russian certification process, which began in November 2010, concluded in early March 2013 shortly after […]
Whoever is not following Robinson Helicopter Company on Twitter (@Robinson_Heli) probably should think about doing so. What RHC lacks in quantity of tweets, they definitely make up for in quality. In November the RHC tweeter leaked news of the company’s 10,000th helicopter– which Rotorcorp was happy to report to our followers. Now news of the […]
Robinson Helicopter Sees Orders Surge | Aviation International News. As reported by AIN, news out of Torrence, California based Robinson Helicopter Company bodes well for the reception of its latest R66 model of helicopter. With 330 orders for the single engine turbine model, powered by a next-generation Rolls Royce RR300 engine, RHC has reportedly hired […]
The Robinson R66 helicopter is not complete without a set of Pop-out floats; that is my opinion. The best flying is beyond gliding distance from shore, and 70% of the earth is covered in water. When I first got into the helicopter industry over twelve years ago a mentor told me that helicopters find work […]
