Robinson R22

what is it?

The Robinson R22 is a two-seat, two-bladed, single-engined, light utility helicopter manufactured by Robinson Helicopter Company. It was designed in 1973 by Frank D. Robinson, and has been in production since 1979.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine · 7.7 m main rotor

base stats

• speed 178 km/hcruise speed
• range 387 kmwithout refuelling
• size 621 kgmax take-off weight
• built 4,800made 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 51 years ago, in 1975.

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

spec sheet

first flight

1975

introduced

1979

status

in production

number built

4,800

role

light utility and trainer helicopter

makers

Robinson Helicopter Company

engines

1× Lycoming O-320-A2B or -A2C

crew

1

length

8.7 m

rotor diameter

7.7 m

height

2.7 m

max take-off weight

621 kg

top speed

—

cruise speed

178 km/h

range

387 km

ceiling

4,267 m

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