Rotorcraft
R66 Leads Robinson Delivery Numbers
The Torrance, Calif., helicopter manufacturer has delivered more than 700 R66 turbine helicopters.
Robinson unveiled the two-place R44 Cadet at last year’s Heli-Expo and is expected to release more details at this year’s event.
Robinson unveiled the two-place R44 Cadet at last year’s Heli-Expo and is expected to release more details at this year’s event.

Robinson Helicopter delivered 347 aircraft in 2015, a modest increase from the 329 it delivered in 2014. Again deliveries of the turbine R66 led all models by dollar volume with 117 delivered, up from 101 in 2014. The remainder were divided among Robinson’s piston models: 152 R44 Raven IIs, 44 Raven Is and 34 R22s. Robinson continues to employ 1,200 at its plant in Torrance, Calif. Company president Kurt Robinson said a strong U.S. dollar coupled with a sluggish global economy continues to hamper further sales growth, noting that Robinson relied on the export market for more than 70 percent of its sales. Robinson noted a softness in the second half of 2015, which he sees continuing into 2016.


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