Enstrom Helicotper 280fx Shark vs Enstrom Helicotper 480b G vs Enstrom Helicotper F 28f vs Robinson Helicopters R22 Beta Ii vs Robinson Helicopters R44 Raven I vs Robinson Helicopters R44 Raven Ii vs Robinson Helicopters R66

The Enstrom F-28F, 280FX Shark, and 480B-G are all light piston helicopters in the same general utility/training class, typically configured for one pilot plus two to three passengers (about three to four seats total). Among them, the 480B-G is generally the most capable in payload and hot/high performance, while the 280FX and F-28F are broadly comparable light three-to-four-seat piston designs. Their typical mission ranges tend to sit in the mid‑hundreds of miles, with exact numbers depending strongly on fuel fit, reserves, and cruise settings. Robinson’s R22 Beta II is the smallest category here: a light two-seat piston helicopter (pilot plus one passenger) with the shortest typical range of the group. The Robinson R44 Raven I and Raven II step up to a light four-seat piston category (pilot plus three passengers) with longer typical range than the R22; the Raven II generally offers incremental performance improvements over the Raven I. The Robinson R66 is the only turbine model listed, a light five-seat helicopter (pilot plus four passengers) and typically the longest-range and highest-performance option of the group.