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A four-seat police version of the R66 has entered production with a forward looking infrared (FLIR) camera system, searchlight, and external public address (PA) system as standard equipment. [ 5 ] In 2012, Robinson delivered 191 R66s, while Robinson's competitors in the light single turbine sector delivered only 40 units between them.
In 2013, Robinson was the global market leader, selling 523 light helicopters, a 1% increase from 2012. [4] Production in 2014 dropped to 329 aircraft. In 2015, Robinson produces one R22, four or five R44s, and one or two R66s per week, and has contracted with Rolls-Royce to supply 100 RR300 turbines per year for 10 years for the R66.
After the introduction of the Robinson Pilot Safety Course, the rate of fatal R22 accidents declined from 3.7 per 100,000 flight hours in 1983 to 0.97 per 100,000 flight hours for the 12 months preceding July 1995. [29] Robinson's statistics show the rate of fatal R22 accidents per 100,000 flight hours fell from 6.0 in 1982 to 0.7 in 1997. [30]
The five-seat Robinson R66 light helicopter features the RR300 as a turboshaft engine, Robinson having originally intended on utilizing the standard Model 250-C20. Rolls-Royce has also announced the signing of Memorandums of Understanding with Enstrom , MD Helicopters , RotorWay and Schweizer to discuss future applications of the RR300.
Engineering System. Engineering System Gen H-4; Enstrom Enstrom 480 ... Robinson R22; Robinson R44; Robinson R66; Rotorcraft Ltd. Cierva CR-Twin; Rotorschmiede.
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Robinson R66 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.
However, the Robinson R22, Robinson R44 and Robinson R66 have a unique teetering-bar cyclic control system and a few helicopters have a cyclic control that descends into the cockpit from overhead. [citation needed] The cyclic is called the cyclic because it cyclically changes the pitch of the main rotor blades.