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The Robinson R66 is a Turboshaft-powered helicopter designed and built by the Robinson Helicopter Company. It has five seats and a separate cargo compartment〔(Rotor & Wing magazine )〕 and is powered by a Rolls-Royce RR300 turboshaft. The R66 is slightly faster and smoother than the Robinson R44 from which it is derived. The R66 received both type and production certificates from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on October 25, 2010.〔(AIN Online )〕 Deliveries started in November 2010. ==Development== Announced in 2007, the R66 was designed to be the company's first turbine-powered product and to extend its product range to compete with larger helicopters manufactured by Bell Helicopter and Eurocopter. Most of the R66 design is based on the earlier piston-engine R44. After flight-testing two prototypes and the new engine, the aircraft was submitted to the FAA for certification; the type certificate was awarded on 25 October 2010. Robinson started taking orders for the R66 in February 2010. It went into preliminary production in 2010, and full production in 2011. The two-seat R22 and four seat-R44 continued in production. A four seat police version of the R66 has entered production with a forward looking infrared (FLIR) camera system, searchlight and external public address (PA) system as standard equipment. Robinson is also seeking certification for a cargo hook for the R66.〔http://www.robinsonheli.com/media/newsletters/2013_winter.pdf〕 A cargo hook is approved in EU and USA in 2015.〔(DART R66 cargo hook now FAA and EASA approved ) Press release.〕 In 2012, Robinson delivered 191 R66 while Robinson's competitors in the light single turbine sector delivered only 40 units between them. About 70 percent of the R66 production is exported.〔Mark Huber and Thierry Dubois. "(Bell Reveals more on ‘short light single’ )" 3 August 2013. Accessed: 11 December 2013.〕 However in 2014, the production rate slowed to about two R66 per week〔Jeremy Parkin. "(R66 production slows, pushing lead time to six months )" ''HeliHub'', 30 July 2014. Accessed: 4 August 2014.〕 for a total of 101 R66 for the year. In 2015, Robinson produces three R66 per week, and has contracted with to supply 100 RR300 turbines per year for 10 years. Russia certified the R66 in March 2013,〔Drwiega, Andrew. "(Russia Certifies Robinson R66 )" ''Rotor & Wing'', 28 March 2013. Accessed: 8 June 2014. (Archived ) on 8 June 2014.〕 while Canada certified it in Summer 2013.〔"(Robinson Scores R66 Type Certificate from Transport Canada )" ''Rotor & Wing'', 3 June 2014. Accessed: 8 June 2014.〕 European EASA certification was granted in May 2014,〔"(EASA.IM.R.507 Robinson R66 )" ''European Aviation Safety Agency'', 2 May 2014. Accessed: 3 May 2014.〕 and China certified shortly after. The R66 Turbine Marine with pop-out floats was FAA certified in November 2014. A journalist pilot described ground landing with them as better than the standard R66. Retrofit floats will not be available for the standard R66.〔Maher, Guy R. "(Robinson unveils R66 Turbine Marine )" ''Vertical'', 4 December 2014. Accessed: 5 December 2014.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Robinson R66」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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