A Robinson R44 in flight

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Robinson R44 Raven II / Clipper II

EASA TCDS: two-blade teetering main rotor, in-plane tail rotor, aluminium skids.

Hero image: ZidaneHartono / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

EASA TCDS: two-blade teetering main rotor, in-plane tail rotor, aluminium skids.

At a glance

Maker
Robinson Helicopter Company
Country
USA
Engines
One Lycoming IO-540 six-cylinder fuel-injected piston
Cruise speed
up to 109 kt at max gross weight (Raven II); Clipper II up to 106 kt
Range
about 350 nm (650 km), no reserve (a different Robinson dev-site spec table seen via search says about 300 nm - not opened, disagrees)
Maximum weight
2,500 lb (1,134 kg); TCDS: 1,134 kg - agrees
EASA type certificate
EASA.IM.R.121 (Robinson R44), Issue 07, 8 Jan 2025
Check first

Figures come from the manufacturer's own page and the EASA type certificate data sheet read on 3 November 2026. Variants differ; check the exact model.

A Robinson R44 in flight
A Robinson R44 Raven II, registered as VH-IDW and operated by Heysen Gums; seen flying over West Perth.ZidaneHartono / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Sources and checks

Facts on this page come from these sources, last checked 2026-11-03. Where a source could not be reached or did not say, we left the fact out.

  1. robinsonheli.com robinsonheli.com
  2. easa.europa.eu easa.europa.eu