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Decision factorEnstrom 480B-GView aircraft profileRobinson R66 TurbineView aircraft profileBell 505View aircraft profile
Typical market year202020262025
Estimated purchase€1.1m€1.21m€1.5m
Annual cash cost at 80 h€158k€137k€158k
Five-year cash outlay€1.89m€1.9m€2.29m
Cruise speed115 kt110 kt125 kt
Advertised range360 nm350 nm306 nm
Seats555
Realistic payload356 kg466 kg468 kg
Runway needVerticalVerticalVertical
Data confidencePreliminary — verify source data before decidingNormalized for direct comparisonPreliminary — verify source data before deciding
Main trade-offA roomy and high-inertia light turbine helicopter, but fleet size and specialist support limit price transparency.Useful turbine performance and five seats, but Rolls-Royce engine reserves and insurance make low-utilization ownership expensive.A modern, flexible and relatively accessible turbine helicopter, but useful payload and turbine reserves remain costly.
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