At NBAA in Orlando, had the opportunity to checkout a nice business helicopter, the Sikorsky S-76D VIP. This is one of the newest lines of aircraft from Sikorsky. The S-76D was certified in 2013 and it replaces the older model, the S-76C++.
The S-76d has a four bladed rotor system both at the top and in the tail. And the aircraft uses a pratt whitney engine that powers it to cruise north of 152 kts while burning about 650 pounds of fuel per hour. The S-7D helicopter also boasts some better performance numbers over it’s predecessor, with better cruise speed and climb. Also this helicopter has a higher max takeoff weight.
This by far is one of the largest helicopters that I’ve personally seen. And also has one of the cleanest and largest cabin I’ve seen in an helicopter.
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