Robinson R44

what is it?

The Robinson R44 is a four-seat light helicopter produced by Robinson Helicopter Company since 1992. Derived from the company's two-seat Robinson R22, the R44 features hydraulically assisted flight controls and a larger engine. It was first flown on 31 March 1990 and received FAA certification in December 1992, with the first delivery in February 1993.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine · 10.1 m main rotor

base stats

• speed 241 km/htop speed
• range 556 kmwithout refuelling
• size 1,134 kgmax take-off weight
• built 6,866made 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 36 years ago, in 1990.
• 🏎️Top speed is 1.9× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Rotor of 10.1 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.

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

spec sheet

first flight

1990-03-31

introduced

1993

status

in production

number built

6,866

role

light utility and trainer helicopter

origin

🇺🇸 United States

makers

Robinson Helicopter Company

engines

1× Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5

crew

1

length

11.7 m

rotor diameter

10.1 m

height

3.3 m

max take-off weight

1,134 kg

top speed

241 km/h

cruise speed

202 km/h

range

556 km

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