Md Helicopters (mcdonnell Douglas) 902 Explorer vs Piper M600 Sls vs Robinson R66 vs Sikorsky S 92

The MD Helicopters (McDonnell Douglas) 902 Explorer is a light twin-engine helicopter typically used for law enforcement, EMS, and utility work. It generally carries about 6 to 7 occupants and offers a moderate helicopter range, roughly on the order of a few hundred nautical miles depending on payload and reserves. The Robinson R66 is a light single-engine turbine helicopter aimed at private and training use; it commonly seats 4 to 5 occupants and has a similar “few hundred nautical miles” class range, often somewhat longer than many light twins when lightly loaded. The Sikorsky S-92 is a medium/large twin-engine transport helicopter built for offshore, SAR, and executive/VIP missions; it carries far more passengers (often around 19 in typical transport layouts) and delivers longer helicopter range, commonly in the mid-hundreds of nautical miles with mission equipment and reserves. By contrast, the Piper M600 SLS is not a helicopter but a single-engine turboprop airplane optimized for personal and business travel. It usually seats about 5 to 6 and, as a fixed-wing aircraft, has substantially greater range than the helicopters here, typically well over 1,000 nautical miles under favorable cruise conditions.