Bell 525 Relentless vs Cessna 208b Grand Caravan Ex vs Dassault Falcon 8x vs Leonardo Aw189

The Bell 525 Relentless and Leonardo AW189 are both large, modern twin‑engine helicopters aimed at offshore, SAR, and executive utility missions. In category terms they sit well above light twins, with the AW189 generally positioned as a proven super‑medium and the 525 as a newer “super‑medium” with fly‑by‑wire ambitions. Their ranges are broadly comparable for this class—typically a few hundred nautical miles depending on payload and reserves—while passenger capacity is usually in the mid‑teens, often around 16–19 in high‑density layouts. The Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX is a single‑engine turboprop utility aircraft, not a helicopter, optimized for short/rough fields and simple logistics. It commonly carries roughly 9–14 passengers depending on configuration and tends to offer longer legs than the helicopters, often on the order of ~800–1,000+ nautical miles with appropriate payload. The Dassault Falcon 8X is a long‑range tri‑jet business aircraft in a different league for range and speed, routinely spanning intercontinental sectors (about 6,000+ nautical miles), with typical executive seating around 12–16 (and higher maximums in denser layouts).