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Robin HR100

🇫🇷 France ·first flew 1969· four-seat light monoplane

Robin HR100, photo 1 of 6
1/6 AirSafetyGuy ( talk )· CC BY-SA 3.0

what is it?

The Robin HR100 is a French four-seat light monoplane, designed by Chris Heintz and built by Avions Pierre Robin as a metal-winged version of the Robin DR253 Regent.

How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 9.1 m wingspan

base stats

  • speed 325 km/htop speed
  • range 2,344 kmwithout refuelling
  • seats 4passengers
  • size 1,400 kgmax take-off weight
  • built 178made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

  • First flew 57 years ago, in 1969.
  • Top speed is 2.5× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
  • Wingspan of 9.1 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
  • Range of 2,344 km: 13× Amsterdam to Brussels.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight
1969
number built
178
role
four-seat light monoplane
origin
🇫🇷 France
engines
1× Teledyne Continental Tiara 6-285
crew
1
passengers
4
length
7.6 m
wingspan
9.1 m
height
2.7 m
max take-off weight
1,400 kg
top speed
325 km/h
cruise speed
293 km/h
range
2,344 km
ceiling
5,700 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q7352444, Wikipedia: Robin HR100 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.

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