Robinson Helicopters Considering Diesel Power

Credit: R44: Robinson Helicopters
LONDON—Robinson Helicopters is considering adopting a diesel engine for a future derivative of its R44 piston-engine light helicopter. Kurt Robinson, the company’s CEO who took over from his father Frank in 2010, said the company was “holding strong to putting a diesel” in the R44 over the next...

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