Cyclic Fondler and Head Turner,
Oh, how I couldn't agree with you both more.
I own an R44 and I still think they are well..let's just say "challenged" in the looks department.
But if this new bird is gonna be a wider, blown-up version of the R44 with an even HIGHER main rotor mast, then somebody's kidding themselves in Frank's design department (OK, I know. Frank IS the design department)
On another web site I likened this new ship to looking like a giraffe. (And that's probably an insult to the giraffe!)
I mean come on, they are installing an even HIGHER main rotor mast than what the R44 has already??!!
And please don't tell me that looks isn't going to play a role in the purchase. Particularly when the price tag approaches high six figures.
I love Robinsons but if the initial reports are correct, this new heli is (I am afraid) going to be the most hideous looking helicopter currently being made anywhere.
