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phrogdriver said:
Like what?

They briefly owned Schweitzer and unloaded them because light helos are just a tough place to make money.

There’s a reason that Robinson builds everything around the same basic airframe. Both the 505 and the 407 leverage the original 206 certification. Designing a clean sheet small helo is unlikely to ever make its development cost back.

They’ve got to make the 60 pay off longer by offering things like the U-Hawk and installing MOSA. They’ve also got to get people to buy their X2 tech.

The second one is hopeless—everyone knows X2 sucks. So they are leaning even more into the 60.
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I recall reading something about a Sikorsky design (not the 333) that was never acted upon. I’ll see if I can find it.
 
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