Specifications
Broker
Jet Aviation Brokers
+1 (305) 555-0142
Aircraft Details
- Aircraft located in Randburg, Gauteng, South Africa
- Airframe total time: 4,264 hours
- Passenger/corporate configuration
- Air-conditioning and bubble windows
- All Service Bulletins (SBs) and Airworthiness Directives (ADs) completed
- Fully overhauled in 2026
- No accident damage history
- Brand new blue and silver paint
- VIP interior
- Avionics include artificial horizon, direction indicator, altimeter, vertical speed indicator, Garmin 327 transponder, and Garmin 420 GPS
- 12-year airframe and engine inspections with 12 years remaining
- Airframe and engine both have 2,200 hours remaining until next overhaul or retirement
About this Model
Overview
The Robinson R44 Raven II is a single-engine, four-seat light helicopter commonly used for primary/advanced training, personal transport, utility support, and aerial observation. It emphasizes straightforward systems, a relatively low cockpit workload for its class, and broad parts/service availability in many regions. Typical missions center on short to moderate legs with payload managed around fuel, passengers, and environmental conditions (heat/high altitude).
Mission Fit
The R44 Raven II fits operations that prioritize flexible point-to-point access and time-on-task over long range or high payload. It is well suited to mixed use—training plus personal travel—where dispatch reliability depends on disciplined weight-and-balance planning and realistic hot-and-high performance margins.
Cabin
The cabin is compact but practical for four occupants, typically arranged as two front seats and a rear bench. Large windows support outward visibility for training and observation. Noise and vibration are typical of a piston helicopter, so passenger comfort improves with quality headsets and thoughtful loading. Baggage capability is modest and sensitive to fuel load and density altitude.