Specifications
Broker
AIRCRAFT FORMULA
AI Description
- Model: ROBINSON R44 CLIPPER II
- Year: 2005
- Exterior: Beautiful frozen dark brown paint (BMW)
- Interior: New interior, changed at 2,200 hours
- Overhaul: 1,302 hours remaining until 2,200 hours overhaul; due date 08.09.2029
- Engine Overhaul: 1,293.1 hours until engine overhaul
- Additional Features: Bubble windows
- Status: Aircraft remains in operation until sold
- Regulatory: EASA controlled aircraft and operating environment
- Location: Norway
About this Model
Overview
The Robinson R44 Clipper II is a light, single-engine piston helicopter in the R44 family, aimed at owner-operators, flight schools, and commercial operators needing a straightforward four-seat platform. It emphasizes practical payload-and-range capability for regional trips, aerial work support, and frequent-cycle utilization, with operating economics typically associated with piston rotorcraft rather than turbine models.
Mission Fit
The Clipper II tends to fit missions where simplicity, predictable handling, and moderate trip lengths matter more than all-weather capability or turbine-class performance. Typical use cases include day VFR travel, repeated training sorties, and visual aerial work where the aircraft’s size and operating costs are central to the mission.
Cabin
The R44 cabin is a compact four-seat layout with two front seats and a rear bench. Entry is via side doors, and the cabin is oriented toward visibility and accessibility rather than executive comfort. Cabin loading is sensitive to fuel quantity and occupant weights, so real-world comfort and baggage capacity depend heavily on the planned fuel load and density altitude conditions.