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robinson r-44


Derived from r-22

1991        


Model History:

The Robinson R44 is a four-place light helicopter which first flown on 31 March 1990 receiving FAA certification in December 1992. The 1000th R44 was delivered by February 2001. Based on the two-place Robinson R22, the R44 features hydraulically-assisted flight controls





Model Specifications:

Engine: 1 x Lycoming O-540
Capacity: 1 + 3
Length: (m) 9
Height: (m) 3.3
Blades: 2
Rotor diam.: (m) 10
Disc area: (m2)
Weight: (kgs) Empty: 650     Max: 1100
Speed: (km/h) Cruise: 200     Max: 240
Range: (km) 560
Ceiling: (m)     Max: 4000
Rate/Climb: (m/min)



Derivatives and Versions of this model:

ModelYearHistory
    R-44 II    
    R-44 Astro     1992
    R-44 Police     1997
    R-44 Newscopters     1998
    R-44 Clipper     1999
    R-44 Raven     2000
    R-44 Raven II     2002
    R-44 Clipper II     2003
    r-66     2007 The Robinson 66 is a five-seat turbine-powered helicopter slightly faster and smoother than the previous R44 and it also features a separate c ...


Organisations / Units with this Model:

From Del'd Rotary wing aircraft units (bold=current)Bases/Heliports
1991/now Robinson Helicopter
2000/05 1 armada de mexico     R-44 Clipper
2000/now 3 gendarmeria nacional argentina
2000/now     SeAviPosPosadas
2001/02 2 solaire helicopters
2001/now AZUR Helicoptere
2001/now     AZUR Helicoptere CannesCannes Mandelieu 2001/now
2002/now 4 Eesti Õhuvägi
2004/now Copterflyg AB
2004/now     Copterflyg AB
2005/now 1 SWT Aero AB
2005/now     SWT AeroStockholm-Bromma 2004/now
2006/now 1 C-R Helicopters Inc.
2006/now     cr helicoptersBoire 2002/now
2006/now 1 AeroBlue Helicopters     R-44 Raven II
2006/now     AeroBlue HelicoptersBroome
2007/now 1 norsk flytjeneste as
2007/now 1 costa blanca flight training center
2008/now 1 Borneo (Sagajuta)     R-44 Raven II
2008/now Naviator     R-44 Raven
2008/now Goldmount Aviation and Adventure Club     R-44 Raven
2009/now Cempaka Helicopters     R-44 Raven
2009/now Asia Pacific Flight Training     R-44 Raven
2010/now 3 Policia Nacional Paraguaya
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Construction Numbers on database of r-44 or its versions
58r-44
13R-44 Astro
8R-44 Clipper
19R-44 Clipper II
13R-44 II
2R-44 Police
30R-44 Raven
48R-44 Raven II

137private owner/unknown
3gendarmeria nacional argentina         - argentine national gendarmerie
2HeliUshuaia
1AeroBlue Helicopters
1Ansett ANA
1broome helicopters pty ltd
1Bunbury Helicopters
1Channel 9 Perth
1Fighter Combat International
2North Australian Helicopters
3Best in Sky         - best in sky
2Heli and Co
1KBM Helicopters
1Quick Service Helicopters         - quick service helicopters
2Canadian Helicopters
1E & B Helicopters
1heli-alpes sa         - heli-alps ltd
1Blue Sky Service
1Heliseven GmbH
1Jydsk Helikopter & Fly Udlejning         - Jutland helicopter
3AZUR Helicoptere
1Irish Helicopters
11 Borneo (Sagajuta)
1Asia Pacific Flight Training
1Cempaka Helicopters
1Global Upline
1Goldmount Aviation and Adventure Club
1Naviator
1solaire helicopters
4Helicon b.v.         - helicon
1HeliFlights         - heliflights
3MidtNorsk Helikopterservice
2Policia Nacional Paraguaya         - Paraguay National Police
4Copterflyg AB         - copter flights ltd
1eastair helikopter
1helikopter assistance ab
1SWT Aero AB         - swt aero ab
2Heliluck
3Heli Air Ltd
1Lloyd Helicopters Europe Ltd
2Saxon Logistics Ltd
1C-R Helicopters Inc.
2Robinson Helicopter
1polisie         - police
1Protea Coin Group


Construction Numbers of this Model: Help Us    

C/NBuilt asYearHistory
    0001 1990 N44RH private owner :
    0002 1991 N442RH private owner :
    0003 1990 N443RH private owner :
    0004 1992 N244RH private owner :
    0005 1990 N445RH private owner :
    0006 1993 C-FRKM private owner : N44QA
C-FRKM : In the court case United States v. Rosenau, 2010 BCCA 461, at paragraph 18 includes statement Robinson 44 helicopter with tail number C-FRKM was used in 2004 to smuggle drugs across the Canada US border
    0007 1993 C-GEAR private owner : N2357K
    0008 1993 N2361V private owner :
D-HEOP private owner : N2361V
    0009 1993 JA7901 private owner : N808PR
    0010 1993 C-FYNG private owner : N7YM
    0011 1993 RA- private owner : N2359K
    0012 1993 C-FARK private owner : N144BS
    0013 1993 D-HTOP private owner : N2359W
    0014 1993 OH-HHT private owner : N144CH SE-JDG
    0015 1993 CC-PCM private owner : N2359H
    0016 1993 G-IVIV private owner : N803EH
    0017 1993 LV-WGI private owner : N2360E
    0018 1993 D-HILL private owner : N2363A
    0019 1993 C-FARC private owner :
    0020 1993 C-GBCT private owner : C-FQDX
    0024 MidtNorsk Helikopterservice LN-OCV :
    0025     astro ZS-REM : 14Jan06 written off
    0028     astro 1993 OY-HFU ? : from 1994 to 2000 toward SE-HUA
helikopter assistance ab SE-HUA : Helikopter Assistance from 2000 w/o 8jul01
    0032     astro F-GLOU : ex I-OOOI; Oct 2006 pictured at Cannes-Mandelieu (CEQ/LFMD), France
    0034     astro 1994 Quick Service Helicopters OO-RHB : 1994 QS Helicopters
Quick Service Helicopters OO-RHB : 1990s pictured at Marine base Zeebrugge
C-R Helicopters Inc. N411TC : CR Helicopters from 2006
    0042 F-GRVB private owner : ex N90815 D-HTUT
    0060 G-BVMC private owner :
    0072 G-BWVH private owner :
    0073     astro 1994 G-OMEL Helicon : 2004 Helicon
    0075     astro 1994 D-HWWG : w/o 23aug09 mid-air collision with Cessna 182 D-EBDD at Erpfental near Ellwangen, Germany
    0079 D-HHLA private owner :
    0080     astro LV-WIE Municipalidad La Matanza : Patrulla Municipal La Matanza; La Matanza town hall patrol, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina; Nov.2011 pictured at Quilmes
    0093 G-BXUK private owner :
    0100 1994 G-OLOW : Hields Aviation heliadventure.co.uk
    0114 F-GJKD private owner :
    0154     astro OY-HFV ? : from 1995 to dec97 toward G-BXPY
G-BXPY private owner :
I-IPAT ? : from oct07 ex G-BXPY
    0155 D-HIHI private owner :
    0195     astro 1995 OY-HFW ? : flying from Roskilde w/o 13oct00
    0218 1995 9M- solaire helicopters :
    0254 D-HHEY private owner :
    0284     astro G-BWWR . : toward OO-EGJ
OO-EGJ . : ex G-BWWR toward N443DC
N443DC . : ex OO-EGJ
    0417     astro HeliUshuaia LV-YHB : Heli Ushuaia; ScenicFlights at the End of the World
    0431 1998 N8361X :
    0435 CS-HEH private owner : ex G-BUXN
    0458     astro OO-RWF : 11jun01 pictured at Lelystad; to PH-WHW
    0490 EC-HOJ private owner : ex G-FLYZ
    0510     astro LV-ZHW : 11jul11 pictured at Buenos Aires, Argentina
    0520 G-BYCE private owner :
    0572 G-BYKK private owner :
    0580 5B-CJT private owner :
    0663 G-BZEF private owner :
    0668     clipper 1999 Helicon b.v. G-TRCY : 2003 Helicon; 2004 Helicon
    0673     clipper 1999 SWT Aero AB SE-JGA : SWT Aero from 2005
    0728     clipper Copterflyg AB SE-JUA : Copterflyg
    0739 1999 PH-UUB : from 2008 Anti Gravity b.v. Tubbergen
    0757 G-BZGO private owner :
    0765     clipper 2000 E & B Helicopters C-GMDV : E & B Helicopters from 2000 to jan 2002 toward F-OIPM
F-OIPM ? : ex C-GMDV
    0776 G-BZIN private owner :
    0786     raven Policia Nacional Paraguaya ZP-HRA : Paraguay Police A-01; 19aug10 crash near San Bernardino, no injuries; fate unk
    0800     raven F-OIAI ? :
    0808     raven Policia Nacional Paraguaya ZP-HRC : Paraguay Police; to CC-PNC
    0814 G-BZLP private owner :
    0818 G-BZLN private owner :
    0821 2000 G-EKKO Pinetree Car Centre : w/o 29mar09 at Swansea Airport
    0901     raven 2000 Global Upline 9M-TPK :
    0933     raven OO-DYD . :
    0951     clipper I-FDAG : 14jul09 pictured at Forte dei Marmi, Italy
    0989     raven 2001 Copterflyg AB SE-JJN : Copterflyg
    1039     raven gendarmeria nacional argentina GN-921 : d/d 2000
    1050     police gendarmeria nacional argentina GN-923 : GNA d/d 2000; ex N7166J
    1080 2001 PK-FLY herryanto :
    1128     raven KBM Helicopters OO-KBH : 02jun07 pictured at Spa-La Sauveniere Airport (EBSP), Belgium
    1129 2002 LV-ZYO private : R44 Raven; operated on behalf Argentine Agencia Nacional de Seguridad Vial (ANSV) ( routes surveillance ); january 2010 pictured at Santa Teresita Airport; 02jan11 missing off coast of Buenos Aires on route from Coronel Brandsen towards Santa Teresita piloted by Alejandro Farzola; 09jan11 an oil stain was discovered by rescue aircraft on the water of the Samborombon Bay that it could have come from the r44
    1157     raven Helicon b.v. PH-WJK : 2003 Helicon
    1215     clipper F-GOJF : 26sep09 pictured at Lognes-Emerainville (LFPL), France
    1227 2002 9M-SEB sebiro holdings :
    1228 2002 9M-LLD solaire helicopters :
    1274     clipper OO-PFB . : toward F-GUDB
F-GUDB . : ex OO-PFB
    1296 G-CCWD private owner :
    1312 EI-EXC private owner :
    1314     raven EC-KRB : 15nov09 pictured at Sabadell (QSA/LELL)
    1343     raven 2003 Robinson Helicopter N75283 : Robinson toward G-LWUK
G-LWUK : from 2003 to 2007 ex N75283 toward HA-HEL
HA-HEL : from 2007 ex G-LWUK; 16+17aug08 Kecskemet air show
    1507     raven G-WLDN : 23jun06 pictured at Cranfield, UK
    1560 2005 Bunbury Helicopters VH-HCU : Bunbury Helicopters
    1592     raven Heli and Co OO-HCY : 02jun07 pictured at Spa-La Sauveniere Airport (EBSP), Belgium
    1639     raven G-CEDG : 19jun11 pictured at AeroExpo Sywell
    1692     raven OO-PME : 06aug10 pictured at Le Touquet (LFAT), France
    1756 Heli and Co OO-HCP : Heli and Co
    1778     raven Goldmount Aviation and Adventure Club 9M-JCD :
    1858     raven OO-PMG Paramount Helicopters : Paramount Helicopters; 16aug08 pictured at Schaffen Diest airfield (EBDT), Belgium
    1872     raven 2008 G-TIMZ private :
    1904 OO-PMJ Paramount Helicopters : Paramount Helicopters; 15aug09 pictured at Schaffen-Diest (EBDT), Belgium; to N62VT
N62VT : ex OO-PMJ
    1947     raven North Australian Helicopters VH-RPZ : North Australian Helicopters
    1953 VH-HOT private : 03jan11 ditched at sea after engine failure at Cairns, 1 km off the mouth of Barron River in a joyride to the Great Barrier Reef. Pilot and three Chinese tourists unhurt
    1968     raven Naviator 9M-NAV :
    1988     raven Asia Pacific Flight Training 9M-APA : 17jul09 pictured at Subang Airport,Malaysia
    2006     raven HeliUshuaia LV-CBN : Heli Ushuaia; ScenicFlights at the End of the World
    2019     raven OO-STD . :
    2041     raven Cempaka Helicopters 9M-FRL :
    2059     raven OO-PMN Paramount Helicopters : Paramount Helicopters; 15aug10 pictured at Diest Schaffen (EBDT), Belgium
    2078     raven Helicon b.v. PH-WPW : Helicon from May10
    2084     raven Helicon b.v. PH-WQW : Helicon from May10
Helicon b.v. PH-WQW : w/o 25mar12 crash on lake near Lichtmis, 3 occupants unhurt
    2102     raven 2010 VH-RTQ Heysen Gums Pty Ltd : 06aug11 pictured at Jandakot Airport,Australia
    2120     raven 2011 OO-PMP : 30jul11 pictured at Balen-Keiheuvel Aerodrome (ICAO), Belgium
    10063     raven II MidtNorsk Helikopterservice LN-OBO :
    10082     raven II G-RUZZ : 20jul10 pictured at Blackbushe (EGLK), UK
    10105 EI-DDA private owner :
    10112     raven II 2003 Canadian Helicopters C-FBLR : Canadian Helicopters; Robinson serial N75112
    10126     raven II 2003 G-DRIV Driver Hire : ex N75233; 08oct11 pictured at Blackbushe Airport (EGLK/BBS), UK
    10128     raven II 2003 N944DM : 19jan12 pictured at Phoenix Deer Valley Airport in Phoenix, AZ
    10143     clipper II 2003 Robinson Helicopter N75240 : Robinson test serial; to F-GVDH
AZUR Helicoptere F-GVDH : AZUR Helicoptere ex N75240
    10150 2004 LN-OBZ Belma AS :
    10169     raven II Channel 9 Perth VH-JIB :
    10268     raven II OO-CHC : to PH-CHC
PH-CHC Crown Helicopters : 02jun07 pictured at Spa-La Sauveniere Airport (EBSP), Belgium
    10305     raven II Best in Sky OO-SWT : Best in Sky
    10326     raven II 2004 F-OIAS ? :
    10341     raven II 2004 broome helicopters pty ltd VH-HYR : Broome Helicopter Services
    10362     clipper II 2004 Saxon Logistics Ltd G-CCWI : Saxon Logistics to new owner Lloyd Helicopters
Lloyd Helicopters Europe Ltd G-CCWI : Lloyd Helicopters toward N654LH
N654LH solaire helicopter group llc : solaire helicopter ex G-CCWI
solaire helicopters N654LH : 26nov11 pictured at Subang Airport,Malaysia
    10363     clipper II 2004 Saxon Logistics Ltd G-CCWJ : Saxon Logistics
    10388     raven II G-CCYC Derg Developments Ltd : Derg Developments
    10410     raven II Heli Air Ltd G-CCYD : Heli Air toward OY-HLI
OY-HLI private : ex G-CCYD
    10421     raven II VH-COK : Bankstown Helicopter Pty; w/o 04feb12 hit terrain 2km SW of Berry, NSW, Australia. 2 fatalities
    10424     raven II 2004 G-CCYG private :
    10443     raven II 2004 Heli Air Ltd G-CCYT : Heli Air from 2004 to Oct04 to new owner
G-CCYT private : from Oct04 to May10 toward D-HSEV
Heliseven GmbH D-HSEV : Heliseven from May10 ex G-CCYT
    10445     clipper II 2004 Jydsk Helikopter & Fly Udlejning OY-HHJ : Jydsk Helikopter (Jutland Helicopter)
    10473     raven II 2004 G-SHRT owner ? : from 2004 to 2008 toward PH-WKW
PH-WKW owner ? : from 2008 to sep2009 ex G-SHRT toward G-SHRT
G-SHRT owner ? : from sep2009 ex PH-WKW
    10503     raven II OO-HNE Heli Promotions : Belgium
    10588     raven II D-HALN . : toward OO-KNC
OO-KNC . : ex D-HALN
    10635     clipper II AZUR Helicoptere F-GVLH : AZUR Helicoptere; Oct06 pictured at Cannes-Mandelieu
    10639     clipper II OO-TOR : 25mar07 pictured at Wevelgem near Kortrijk, Belgium
    10643     raven II 2005 Canadian Helicopters C-GBLD : Canadian Helicopters; Robinson serial N74391
    10734     R-44 II F-HAIA Air+ : Air+, Toulouse
    10745     raven II OO-CEO . :
    10835     clipper II OY-HIN ? :
    10849     clipper II G-WALI : 19aug10 pictured at Starlight childrens day Popham (EGHP), UK
    10850     clipper OO-XPY . :
    10871     clipper II AZUR Helicoptere F-GZDH : AZUR Helicoptere; jul08 homeport; toward LX-HRM
LX-HRM : ex F-GZDH
    10989     R-44 II 2005 N122DJ Excel Drilling : Excel Drilling
    11015     raven II 2005 OY-HDF ? : from 2006
    11021     raven II North Australian Helicopters VH-RIJ : North Australian Helicopters
    11078     raven II F-HIZY : ex EI-EGR; 19sep09 pictured at Aerodrome de Saint-Cyr-l Ecole, Paris (LFPZ)
    11102     raven II 2006 G-TIMC : ex G-CDUR; 16oct11 pictured at Blackbushe (EGLK), UK
    11104     R-44 II 2006 N177FS : Puerto Rico
    11170 LV-BRN Alte Brown Municip : Raven II. ex N7510N. Shown at EAA Argentina 2010
    11239     raven II MidtNorsk Helikopterservice LN-OAL :
    11247     clipper II 2006 Copterflyg AB SE-JJG : Copterflyg from 2010
    11287     raven II G-IBMS : 05aug06 pictured in the National Helicopter Championships at Sywell
    11394     raven II 2006 Best in Sky OO-ISA : Best in Sky
    11484     raven II F-GZMY : ex G-CEFR,EI-ESK; A3 Copter 26sep09 pictured at Lognes-Emerainville (LFPL), France
    11525     raven II 2006 AeroBlue Helicopters VH-HHS : AeroBlue Helicopters
    11550     R-44 II 2007 N3183T : Flight World, Puerto Rico
    11557     raven II F-HAZU : 19sep09 pictured at Aerodrome de Saint-Cyr-l Ecole, Paris (LFPZ)
    11609     R-44 II 2007 G-NESH :
    11611     raven II 2007 G-CIDA : toward OE-XDA
OE-XDA : from Feb09 ex G-CIDA
    11639     raven II G-CEKA : 19aug10 pictured at Starlight childrens day Popham (EGHP), UK
    11656     R-44 II 2006 VH-HKD Goldjet Investments : 19mar11 pictured at Jandakot Airport,Australia
    11670     clipper II 2007 OY-HLG : from 2007
    11694     R-44 II 2007 N190SH phxheli.com : phxheli; 08nov11 pictured at Tucson International Airport (KTUS), Arizona
    11709     clipper II 2007 OY-HRG : from 2007
    11782     clipper II 2007 OY-HNI : from 2007
    11915     raven II D-HMKV : 02jun07 pictured at Spa-La Sauveniere Airport (EBSP), Belgium; to OE-XSK
    11947     clipper II 2007 OY-HHF ? :
    11977     R-44 II VH-WWT : Australia
    11994     R-44 II VH-JJP Heli Adventures Tasmania : Heli Adventures Tasmania, Australia
    12011     raven II Fighter Combat International VH-FCG :
    12019     clipper II 2007 Copterflyg AB SE-JJV : Copterflyg
    12063     raven II 2007 Best in Sky OO-VDM : Best in Sky
    12080     raven II 1 Borneo (Sagajuta) 9M-RCB :
    12102     R-44 II 2008 N744AJ : Alaska
    12108     R-44 II 2008 N4152G Sky Helicopters : Sky Helicopters 2008;
F-HHSJ : ex N4152G
    12138     raven II 2008 N4146L : to D-HMMB
D-HMMB Heli-Life : Heli-Life International GmbH; w/o 24oct10 tail rotor hit trees at Altenbeken near Paderborn, Germany
    12189 2008 OY-HHD ? :
    12255     raven II 2008 heli-alpes sa HB-ZJW : Heli Alps d/d jul08
    12326     police polisie ZS-RIC : Police
    12340     raven II OO-CVM : 15aug09 pictured at Schaffen-Diest (EBDT), Belgium
    12387     raven II 2008 VH-FLJ : 16aug09 pictured at Edinburgh Oval,Bentley,Western Australia.
    12426     raven II Irish Helicopters EI-JOR : Irish Helicopters
    12431     clipper II Ansett ANA VH-HYS : Ansett
    12435     clipper II 2008 G-CFFI ? : from aug08 to 2009 toward OY-HJE
OY-HJE ? : from feb09 ex G-CFFI
    12543     raven II 2008 PH-AJL : from 2008 to dec09 toward N944AR
N944AR : 26may11 visit Antwerp
    12553     R-44 II eastair helikopter SE-JUN : EastAir, Sweden
    12676     raven II 2009 Heli Air Ltd G-CIDR : Heli Air from 2009 to Mar09 toward new owner
G-CIDR : from Mar09 to May10 toward ZS-RGP
Protea Coin Group ZS-RGP : Protea Coin Group from May10 ex G-CIDR
    12680     raven II 2009 OY-HEU ? : from 2009 to 2009 toward D-HOHM
D-HOHM ? : from 2009 ex OY-HEU
    12701     clipper II 3A-MWH : ex OE-XWE; 22apr10 pictured at Monaco
    12738     clipper II 2009 OY-HHR ? :
    12743     raven II Blue Sky Service OK-BLA : Blue Sky
    12749     raven II 2009 OY-HHG ? :
    12958     raven II HeliFlights D-HGVW : HeliFlights from feb2010
    13098     raven II Heliluck HS-PLL : Heliluck
    13105     R-44 II Heliluck HS-LLP : Heliluck; R44 Newscopter
        raven gendarmeria nacional argentina GN-922 : GNA
    191 C/N found.




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