Well , would you buy a new Robinson R66 even with just the "possibility" of the 505 getting built and certified within the next year ??!! I think everyone would agree that IF it lives up to the claims from Bell , including PBH with known costs per hour , the proven L4 blades and rugged and reliable drive train , full glass cockpit inc synthetic vision , autopilot , new crashworthy seats ........ The list goes on ...
All for $1.15m , which is not a lot more than the R66 which is old school tech .
One thing is for sure ( if it does get built and sold ) and that is that the 505 will rise in value quickly or the R66 will drop quickly . That's almost certain especially as the L4 price new is over $2m and with the 505 you are effectively getting one with new cockpit but 2 less seats ...