Want to know which are the most expensive helicopters in the world right now? Airplanes, cars, buses, trains, subways, ships… all these means of transport are quite ordinary, and we’ve probably all traveled via them at least once. But helicopters are entirely different; something out of a movie or a T.V. series, rather uncommon and mystifying. Have you ever fantasized about a helicopter ride?
Well, I’ve never been on a chopper before, but it is an experience I have written down on my bucket list. These rotor-crafts are used for many purposes: transportation of passengers, for example in medical emergencies; military warfare, as a weapon,or as transport of troops and supplies to remote areas; and even commercial purposes, private transportation or sky-filming for the local news.
In compiling this list we decided to include both categories of choppers: the military helicopters and the ones for commercial purposes. If you are further interested in luxurious and outrageously priced means of transport, make sure that you check out our list on The 8 Most Expensive Boats In The World.
Are you curious about the most expensive helicopters in the world? Let’s hop on and take a flight through the countdown!
20. Eurocopter EC155 B1 Dauphin
Type: Commercial
Released: 1999
Top Speed: 175 knots
Range: 423 nautical miles
Capacity: 13 people
Price: $10.2 million
$10.2 million is only the top of iceberg when to comes to the prices of the most expensive helicopters in the world. See what I mean on the following pages.
19. AgustaWestland AW149
Type: Commercial
Released: 2009
Top Speed: 150 knots
Range: 540 nautical miles
Capacity: 18 people
Price: $13 million
18. AgustaWestland BA609
Type: Commercial
Released: 2003
Top Speed: 275 knots
Range: 755 nautical miles
Capacity: 9 people
Price: $14 million
17. Bell 525 Relentless
Type: Commercial
Released: 2014/15
Top Speed: 150 knots
Range: 400 nautical miles
Capacity: 16 people
Price: $15 million
16. Eurocopter AS332 L1 Super Puma
Type: Commercial
Released: 1978
Top Speed: 150 knots
Range: 454 nautical miles
Capacity: 19 people
Price: $16.2 million
15. Kazan Mi-171A2
Type: Commercial
Released: 1977
Top Speed: 134 knots
Range: 386 nautical miles
Capacity: 36 people
Price: $17.08 million
14. Sikorsky S-92 Cougar
Type: Commercial
Released: 2004
Top Speed: 151 knots
Range: 539 nautical miles
Capacity: 19 people
Price: $17.7 million
13. AgustaWestland AW101 VIP
Type: Commercial
Released: 1999
Top Speed: 149 knots
Range: 570 nautical miles
Capacity: 30 people
Price: $18.2 million
12. The AgustaWestland AW101
Type: Military
Released: 1999
Top Speed: 167 knots
Range: 450 nautical miles
Capacity: 30 people
Price: $21 million
11. NHIndustries NH90 TTH
Type: Military
Released: 2007
Top Speed: 162 knots
Range: 530 nautical miles
Capacity: 20 people or 2,500kg of cargo
Price: $24.3 million
10. Bell Huey II UH-1H
Type: Commercial
Released: 1959
Top Speed: 106 knots
Range: 248 nautical miles
Capacity: 11 people
Price: $25 million
9. Boeing CH-47D/F Chinook
Type: Military
Released: 2006
Top Speed: 170 knots
Range: 200 nautical miles
Capacity: 34 passengers or any type of big loads
Price: $25.1 million
8. Kaman SH-2G Super Seasprite
Type: Military
Released: 1993
Top Speed: 138 knots
Range: 540 nautical miles
Capacity: 8 passengers
Price: $26 million
7. Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk
Type: Military
Released: 2009
Top Speed: 144 knots
Capacity: 11 passengers
Price: $28 million
6. Eurocopter EC225 Super Puma Mk II+
Type: Commercial
Released: 2004
Top Speed: 175 knots
Range: 452 nautical miles
Capacity: 19 people
Price: $29 million
T4. Kazan Mi-35M
Type: Military
Top Speed: 310 km/h
Range: 248 nautical miles
Capacity: 2,400 kg (payload)
Price: $36 million
T4. Sikorsky S-70B Seahawk
Type: Military
Released: 2008
Top Speed: 146 knots
Range: 350 nautical miles
Capacity: 12 passengers
Price: $36 million
3. Boeing AH-64 Apache
Type: Military
Released: 1986
Top Speed: 150 knots
Range: 257 nautical miles
Price: $52 million
2. Sikorsky CH-53K
Type: Military
Released: in development
Top Speed: 170 knots
Range: nautical miles
Capacity: 40 passengers
Price: $65 million
1. Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey
Type: Military
Released: 2007
Top Speed: 275 knots
Range: 879 nautical miles
Capacity: 32 troops
Price: $68 million