VRT500 Secures First Russian Order And Assembly Line

Artist's concept of VRT500
Credit: Russian Helicopters
MOSCOW—Russian Helicopters has secured its first domestic customer for its novel VRT500 coaxial single-engine helicopter. Russian Helicopters Systems (RHS), an operator based just outside Moscow, signed a contract for five of the rotorcraft during the HeliRussia 2021 exhibition in May 2020. The type...
Maxim Pyadushkin

In addition to writing for Aviation Week Network, Maxim holds a key position at Russia's Air Transport Observer magazine. In the past he was in charge of several ATO’s sister aerospace publications and earlier worked for Moscow-based CAST defense think-tank.

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