Airbus Helicopters H160 vs Airbus Helicopters H175 vs Airbus Helicopters H225 vs Beechcraft King Air 260 vs Bell 429wlg Globalranger vs Leonardo Aw169 vs Leonardo Aw189 vs Sikorsky S 92

The Airbus Helicopters H160 and Leonardo AW169 sit in the light–intermediate twin category, typically carrying about 8–12 passengers and offering medium range (roughly 450–550 nm, mission dependent). The Bell 429WLG GlobalRanger is a light twin, usually configured for about 6–8 passengers with shorter-to-medium range (around 300–400 nm). Moving up, the Airbus H175 and Leonardo AW189 are super-medium twins aimed at offshore and utility work, commonly carrying about 16–19 passengers with longer range (about 450–550+ nm depending on fuel and reserves). The Airbus H225 and Sikorsky S-92 are heavy twins, often configured around 19 passengers for offshore transport (higher in other layouts) and generally provide the strongest payload capability with long range in the same broad band, typically about 450–550+ nm. The Beechcraft King Air 260 is a twin‑turboprop airplane (not a helicopter), usually seating 7–9 passengers and offering substantially longer range than these rotorcraft, roughly 1,500+ nm depending on configuration.