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Light single engine, skids Bell 206 / OH-58, UH-1, AS350, MD 500 UH-1H prefab, Light single on skids Flown and tested
Medium/heavy twin, wheels UH-60, Mi-8/17, Puma, NH90, AW139 Mi-8 prefab, Medium twin on wheels Flown and tested
Tandem rotors CH-47, CH-46 Mi-8 prefab as a base, Tandem rotor Built and flown (H-47 conversion, not released yet)
Coaxial rotors Ka-27/29/32, Ka-50/52 Mi-8 prefab as a base, Coaxial rotor Can be described, not flight-tested yet
Fenestron, compound, gyroplane, intermeshing EC135, X3, Cavalon, K-MAX Other layouts Partly possible, see the notes
Tilt-rotor, NOTAR V-22, AW609, MD 520N Other layouts Not supported

"Can be described, not flight-tested yet" means RFM has every piece you'd need (multiple lift rotors, any control mixing, counter-rotation, multiple engines), but nobody's actually flown one yet. Expect to spend some time sorting out control signs and tuning, and give Known limitations a read first.

You can mix templates too. A single engine aircraft on wheels can use the Huey's topology with the Mi-8's wheel gear, no problem.