Complete kit $142,800*
Safari 400
Certified quality. Experimental price.
- Gross weight
- 1,650 LB
- Useful load
- 650 LB
- Cruise speed
- 85 MPH
Safari Helicopter · Marianna, Florida
Certified quality. Experimental price.
The classic simplicity of the Safari 400 or the sleek lines of the new Safari 500? Whichever you choose, your new Safari will be powered by a real aircraft engine and the proven quality of the Safari drive train and controls.
The aircraft
Two helicopters. One proven heart.
The Safari 400 and Safari 500 share the 180 hp Lycoming, the titanium-spindle rotor head and the Safari drive train and controls. Choose the classic bubble or the enclosed cabin.
Complete kit from $154,700*
Safari 500
Sleek lines. Same proven heart.
- Gross weight
- 1,650 LB
- Rate of climb
- 1,000 FPM
- Service ceiling
- 10,000 FT
* Prices as published by Safari Helicopter and subject to change. Confirm current pricing with the factory.
Why Safari
A real aircraft engine. A proven drive train. A price you can reach.
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A real aircraft engine
Every Safari is powered by a 180 hp Lycoming O-360 or IO-360 with a 2,000-hour TBO. It is a certified aircraft engine, not a conversion.
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Low operating costs
The Safari does not require continual repairs and replacements. Nothing significant is due until the 500-hour mark. Enjoy more flight time and less tool time.
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Performance with a load
Load up two fluffy guys and full fuel and still fly on a hot day. A 650 lb useful load, 1,000 fpm climb and a 10,000 ft service ceiling.
MORE FLIGHT TIME, LESS TOOL TIME
Nothing significant until 500 hours
The Safari does not require continual repairs and replacements. Enjoy more flight time and less tool time.
Nothing significant is required until the 500-hour mark — a long time for a helicopter not being used commercially. The suggested replacement schedule for a Safari 400 works out to a parts reserve of $23.86 per flight hour, and all replacements are suggested rather than required, subject to condition inspection.
Behind that is a 180 hp Lycoming with a 2,000-hour TBO and a rotor system whose critical components are individually serialized and tracked through material certification, dimensional inspection and assembly verification.
By the numbers
The numbers that matter.
Safari 400 figures as published. The Safari 500 shares the same engine and TBO.
1,650 LB
Gross weight
650 LB
Useful load
85 MPH
Cruise speed
1,000 FPM
Max rate of climb
500 HOURS
Typical build time
2,000 hr
Engine TBO
TRAINING
Earn your rating in your own Safari.
You do not need to rent someone else's helicopter to become a helicopter pilot. As the builder-owner of an experimental amateur-built aircraft, you can train in the Safari you built — and Safari will help you find the instructor and the examiner to do it.
YES! We will work with you to qualify a Certified Flight Instructor near you. When you are ready, we have several Designated Pilot Examiners who are authorized to conduct your "check ride" in your Safari.
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Build or buy your Safari
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We help you qualify a CFI near you
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Log your hours
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Take your check ride in a Safari
HERITAGE
Seventy years of homebuilt helicopters
For over 60 years, SAFARI owners have counted on their SAFARI Helicopter to take them to their next adventure.
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1953
The Helicom
Aerospace engineer Harold "Pop" Emigh and his son design the single-seat Helicom, a homebuilt that would have qualified as an ultralight helicopter under today's rules. Many were built, and some still fly.
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1992
The Safari debuts at Oshkosh
The Safari is shown at the EAA convention in Oshkosh. The company had never advertised before July 1992 — customers came by word of mouth. Because it resembles a Bell 47, the design was also marketed for a time as the "Baby Belle."
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2011
The Safari 400
The Safari 400 is introduced with a new, more robust rotor head, an engine governor and electric cyclic trim, among many other upgrades. Every critical component is individually serialized and tracked through material certification, dimensional inspection and assembly verification.
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2018
The Safari 500
The Safari 500 arrives: the proven Safari drive train and controls inside an enclosed, sleeker cabin with a carbon-fiber exterior shell. It is first shown around 2018.
News
News from Safari
Sun 'n Fun and AirVenture photo galleries
Safaris on the grass at Lakeland and Oshkosh — browse the event galleries.
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New ownership, same Safari: production is restarting
Safari Helicopter is under new ownership and production of the Safari 400 and Safari 500 is restarting.
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Safari returns to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
Find us in the Ultralight/Rotorcraft Fun Zone. The Safari has been part of Oshkosh since its debut at the EAA convention in 1992.
Read moreIn brief
Start the conversation.
Are you ready to fly your custom personal helicopter? Tell us where you are in the decision and we will help with the next step, whether that is a complete kit, a build in stages, a flight-ready Safari 500 or a dealer near you.