RIP Frank Robinson - the man, the legend behind Robinson Helicopters

[RavenOne]

RIP Frank

https://robinsonheli.com/press-releases/helicopter-pioneer-frank-robinson-passes/?fbclid=IwAR1gXT23VVaZLR6XC3yQtWiI81tx8VaQFeU5S6iPIvUdbItPQI_dEpP0W1I

As it is i fly R44 and 66 …was in Cologne for European Rotors this week so here my pics below

All the best

 

[TomcatViP]

Sad news. A great innovator and a model for any entrepreneur for sure.
RiP

 

[FighterJock]

Sad to hear. I always wondered who actually owned Robinsons helicopters. I only found out today. RIP.

 

[yasotay]

Another of the greatest generation takes off runway 27.
Fair skies and a following wind.

 

[Foo Fighter]

As ^, legendary. RIP, Sir. Nothing to prove that has not been proven.

 

[southwestforests]

Ninety-two years old, man did he see a lot of aviation history happen.

 

[archipeppe]

Another dreamer who cease to dream.... godspeed sir!

 

[FighterJock]

Ninety-two years old, man did he see a lot of aviation history happen.

Ninety-two years old? Not bad going.

 

[_Del_]

I had a couple of encounters with Mr. Robinson, though not recently, and he was always a gentleman (and able to laugh at himself, an increasingly rare virtue).

Another sad loss.

 

[southwestforests]

Ninety-two years old?

Yep.

Here's a reference from the Robinson company itself,

On November 12, 2022 Robinson Helicopter Company bid a final farewell to its founder, Frank Robinson. Robinson, 92 ...

Robinson’s fascination with helicopters began in 1939, at age nine, when he saw a picture in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer of Igor Sikorsky hovering his VS-300 helicopter, an image that captivated Robinson and set the course for his life’s work.

https://robinsonheli.com/press-releases/helicopter-pioneer-frank-robinson-passes/