I know very little about this - but casual Googling suggests helicopters aren't necessarily better. This Quora answer from 2015 [0], suggests $6m for the Augus

I know very little about this - but casual Googling suggests helicopters aren't necessarily better. This Quora answer from 2015 [0], suggests $6m for the Augusta 109 [1], that has range of 982 km but has a speed of 285 km/h. So that is 3x the price for half the speed? [0]: https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-best-private-helicopter-to-buy-for-long-distance-travel https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-best-private-helicopter-to... [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AgustaWestland_AW109 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AgustaWestland_AW109