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Robinson R22 Model Helicopter

Robinson R22 Model Helicopter

Item# : SCHR22BK

Manufacturer : Robinson Helicopter Company

Length : 14.34"

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Retail Price: $450.00
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This Robinson R22 Model Helicopter, a collector series model comes with a high-gloss black resin display stand. We can personalize the display stand inscription plaque with the text of your choice ABSOLUTELY FREE. Just type what you would like your inscription plaque to read and we will include it with your Robinson R22 Model- again this is ABSOLUTELY FREE!

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The Robinson R22 is a two-seat, two-bladed, single-engine light utility helicopter manufactured by Robinson Helicopter Company. It was designed in 1973 by Frank D. Robinson and has been in production since 1979.

The majority of flight testing was performed at Zamperini Field in Torrance, California. Flight testing and certification were performed in the late 1970s by test pilot Joseph John “Tym” Tymczyszyn and the R22 received FAA certification in March 1979.[2] Due to relatively low acquisition and operating costs, the R22 has been popular as a primary rotorcraft trainer around the world and as a livestock management tool on large ranches in North America and cattle stations in Australia.

The R22 has a very low inertia rotor system[3] and the control inputs are operated directly by push rods with no hydraulic assistance. Thus its flight controls are very sensitive and require a light touch to avoid over-correction, and students who master an R22 are usually well prepared to transition to heavier helicopters. Due to the specific training required by the low inertia rotor system and a teetering main rotor, the operation of the Robinson R22 or R44 in the US requires a special endorsement by a certified flight instructor.[4] Tip weights were added to the R22 to increase rotor inertia,[5] but the small rotor limits weight.

The R22 is a light, two-place, single reciprocating-engined helicopter with a semi-rigid two-bladed main rotor and a two-bladed tail rotor. The main rotor has a teetering hinge and two coning hinges. The tail rotor has only a teetering hinge.

The normal production variant has skid landing gear. The Mariner version, no longer manufactured, provided floats. Wheeled gear is not available.

The basic structure is welded Chromoly steel tubing. The forward fuselage is made of fiberglass and aluminum with a Plexiglas canopy. The tailcone and vertical and horizontal stabilizers are aluminum. It has an enclosed cabin with side-by-side seating for a pilot and passenger. The doors may be removed for flight, as is often done for photographic flights, interior cooling in high temperatures, or a 10.4 lb weight saving.

The first version was produced as the R22, followed by the R22 HP, R22 Alpha, R22 Beta, and R22 Beta II. Superficially, the aircraft appear similar. The R22 HP was fitted with a 160 bhp Lycoming O-320-B2C engine, an increase of 10 bhp (7.5 kW) over the original R22. The steel tube frame on the R22 Alpha was modified by extending the aft landing gear mounting points, giving it a slightly nose-down attitude on the ground and better matching of the skids to the ground in a low altitude hover with two people on board. The R22 Beta added an engine speed governor (optional), rotor brake, and auxiliary fuel tank (optional). The battery was moved from below the instrument cluster to the engine compartment for better balance. The R22 has been offered as an instrument trainer version, with optional fixed floats as the R22 Mariner, and other special configurations for police work, electronic news gathering, and so on. The R22 Beta II received a larger Lycoming O-360 engine de-rated for sea-level operation. It allows greater altitudes for hovering in and out of ground effect (HIGE/HOGE). The R22 Beta II also made the engine speed governor standard and included a carburetor heat assist which correlates adding carburetor heat with a decrease in collective control. Only the basic skid style is currently being sold.

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