Top 3 Cheapest Kit Helicopters 2022-2023 | Price & Specs

Are you interested in learning to both build and fly your own aircraft? Many people all over the world have tried their hands at putting together their own helicopters through kits. In this episode, we’ll take a look at some of the most affordable kit helicopters available on the market. These kits are known for their quality and dependability, despite this price range. Watch the entire video to find out which helicopter bagged our top spot.

Helicopters can cost a lot more compared to fixed-wing aircraft that offer the same seating capacity and cargo load. However, some helicopters can cost a lot less than others, especially if you set out to build them yourself. In the past few decades, kits for building helicopters have become very popular. It might sound crazy or a pipe dream to want to own a helicopter, but the truth is, and many kit builders attest that it’s not that hard to do. In spite of what most people think, you can buy your own personal helicopter for less than the cost of a new high-end SUV.

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Composite-FX Mosquito XET 
© Mosquito Aviation

Engine Type:  Solar Turbine T62-T2A1 Radial Inflow
Max Cruise Speed: 69.5 kn (80 mph)
Max Speed: 86.9 kn (100 mph)
Passenger Capacity: 1
Maximum Take-off Weight: 820 lbs
Price: starts at US$ 85,000.00

Rotor X Phoenix A600 Turbo© Rotor X Aircraft Manufacturing Company

Engine Type: RH 600 Series Engine
Max Cruise Speed: 83 kn 
Max Speed: 100 kn
Passenger Capacity: 2
Maximum Take-off Weight: 1,630 lbs 
Price: starts at US$ 112,000.00

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© Cicaré

Engine Type: EPA Power SA-917Ti
Max Cruise Speed: 70 kn
Max Speed: 100 kn 
Passenger Capacity: 2
Maximum Take-off Weight: 1,060 lbs
Price: starts at US$ 121,500

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*We wanted to keep this video short so we know we missed some good ones. Which other kit helicopters do you think deserves to be on this list? What features are you looking for in a kit helicopter? Share your thoughts below! To see more interesting helicopter videos, check these out:*

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[uuzds]

I almost invested in a RotorWay Kit (when they were about the only ones offering a heli kit), back in the mid 80's until I started looking thru the sales classifieds in "Trade-a-Plane" magazine. There was a dozen or more kits advertised that were in various stages of completion, and some completed but never flown. Seeing so many wanting out from such a project made me rethink the whole idea. It also raised some "Red Flag's".
With 30+ yrs in commercial aviation maintenance under my belt I'd go for the turbine powered Heli simply for their reliability over Recip engines. I'd also check the airplane classifieds for anyone selling the model I'd chosen to build just to find out why it was for sale.

[airborneleo]

I looked at a Rotorway Helicopter for sale once, ! I called my flight instructor and asked him what he thought about it, he said, “ I don’t want to be within 100 yards of one when it cranks up, much less fly in one. “. I bought a Hughes TH-55, two place military trainer helicopter. It was the US military’s primary pilot training helicopter for 16 years. Awesome safety record, Lycoming 180hp air cooled engine certified by the FAA. Sweitzer, bought the rights to the airframe, and it is now the Sweitzer 300, still an awesome FAA certified aircraft. I would recommend buying a used Hughes or Sweitzer Helicopter over an experimental Helicopter a thousand times over. Your life is worth the safest aircraft, and the resale value is much better. 😀

[frogking]

Don't buy a new kit. It's crazy how much the price has gone up. At 85k you might as well buy a manufacturer FAA approved airframe

[itinensanzen]

Hi Sophie, how are you going? Hope you're healthy and happy. Keep up the good work.

[Stromzilla]

Does the $85k mosquito price include the turbine or is that an additional expense?

[jamesmadison]

If I was holding back from inflation I'd never own as yes its double cost since I first got interested, but now its value is going up and it fits in my garage. Owning is everything. See you from up there. Later.

[mreza]

I think that I could build a helicopter kit, but flying it, is another thing!

[alaxander]

so beautiful tourists centre supper🤩🤩🤩

[JohnMoore-xfwy]

There is no such thing as a CHEAP HELICOPTER!

[shademe]

what bs we want a 3000.00 heli 85, 000 to well over a 100, 000 is not affordable to the average person. Get real

[Videolinquency]

I doubt any of these are three seaters, as the term "two passengers" seems to imply. I think "two occupants" is what they meant to say.

[gulfair-cavalry-tango]

This is the first Helicycle, a turbine engine, to be completed from a kit by the customer, and the first customer built Helicycle to receive an FAA Certificate of Airworthiness. It is a design hybrid combination between the Bell AH1 Cobra and the Bell 206BIII. This helicopter is expected to have a 2000 hour TBO. Currently, this exact individual Helicycle boasts 1340 Hobbs hours TTAF.

[anonymously]

These Aerocopter ain't cheap at all 😵😵😵

[chrisrobbins]

Best kit helicopter - Hummingbird 300L.

[davidcarr]

I would buy a safari helicopter, factory made, faA certified for about need to spend 100s of hrs building and have a helicopter classed as experimental.

[CCoburn]

Well, I wanted a helicopter. But "cheapest" is way beyond any reasonable price range for what would be a "toy." If a person needed one for business, he might pay that much. But these prices are insane for a hobbyist.

[avalanche]

If you got 120 k buy a toy ? Your ok. These toys kills fast. So they tell you what you want to hear but reality is so fkng different. Maintenance will kill you. Broke in no time. Forget it where not there yet

[billkill]

Wow.. The price of the Mosquito XET has almost doubled? Two years ago you could get them for about $45, 000.

[toywashington]

$85, 000 for a Mosquito. I dont see the aviation industry lasting another 20-30 years. They are pricing out their own consumers. If thats #3 there is no need for me to even waste my time looking at the top2