Don’t worry .. I think the old boy is getting confused again !! He really is in quite a state ... and all about a helicopter he will never own and probably never fly !!!! It’s like me getting my knickers in a twist about Robinson R22,s .....I’m not that interested in their range or where the fuel gauge is as I am never going to own or fly one !!!
For the interested here I have heard
fuel burn at max speed is 230lb/hr
and capacity is 585 lb . You can do 2hr 30 min until fuel low @ 125knots
The owner has accepted his new one and it’s on its way here and he doesn’t know anything about the 500 landings which seems strange 🤔
Personally I think 2.5 hrs is fine for most people / jobs and is fairly normal for a single ( 300 nm + range ) but I will still go for the aux tank when they get it . Just like the MD500 has an aux .... but the grumpy ex Bell helicopter designer hasn’t mentioned that !
Maybe it will turn out to be a turkey and maybe it won’t but I have one on order and it will be my first ever new Helicoper after owning about a dozen geriatrics over the last 30+ years ...so I intend to enjoy it FH1100 !!!!