Robin R3000

what is it?

The Robin R 3000 is a French single-engined light aircraft designed and built by Avions Robin, which entered production in the 1980s.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 9.8 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 250 km/htop speed
• range 1,185 kmwithout refuelling
• seats 2passengers
• size 1,050 kgmax take-off weight

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 46 years ago, in 1980.
• 🏎️Top speed is 1.9× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 9.8 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🌍Range of 1,185 km: 7× Amsterdam to Brussels.

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

spec sheet

first flight

1980

number built

—

role

light aircraft

origin

🇫🇷 France

engines

1× Textron Lycoming O-320-D2A

passengers

2

length

7.5 m

wingspan

9.8 m

height

2.7 m

max take-off weight

1,050 kg

top speed

250 km/h

cruise speed

220 km/h

range

1,185 km

ceiling

4,265 m

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