Airbus Helicopters H225 vs Daher Tbm 960 vs Md Helicopters (mcdonnell Douglas) 902 Explorer

The Airbus H225 is a large twin‑engine helicopter typically used for offshore transport, SAR, and utility missions. It sits in the heavy rotary category, carries a relatively high passenger load (often around 19 passengers in typical transport layouts, depending on configuration), and offers medium range for a helicopter, roughly on the order of 450–600 nautical miles depending on reserves, payload, and conditions. The MD Helicopters 902 Explorer is a light twin‑engine helicopter aimed at EMS, police, and corporate roles. It is smaller and lower‑capacity than the H225, commonly seating about 6–8 passengers, with a shorter helicopter range generally in the ~300–400 nautical mile class, again highly mission‑dependent. The Daher TBM 960 is a high‑performance single‑engine turboprop fixed‑wing aircraft, closer to an owner‑flown business aircraft than a utility rotorcraft. It typically seats 4–6 passengers (up to about 6 plus pilot), but it vastly outpaces both helicopters in range, commonly around 1,400–1,700 nautical miles, making it best for fast, longer point‑to‑point travel from runways rather than vertical‑lift operations.