Overview
The Raven II adds fuel injection, a higher gross weight and better hot-and-high performance to the R44, and is the version most often used commercially for tours, utility and charter.
Key points
- Highest-volume Robinson model
- Float, police and news variants available
- Largest R44 presence in the U.S. Part 135 fleet
Mission fit
Piston single class- Primary flight training and private flying
- Aerial work, ranch and patrol missions at the lowest hourly cost in rotorcraft
- Owners who value simplicity over speed
In the U.S. charter fleet
FAA Part 135 · R44 Raven II153aircraft on Part 135 certificates
95charter operators
Most based in AK (50), TX (12), CA (10), OR (10), HI (9).
Operators include CAMBIER, TROY LOUIS, BERING AIR INC, HELI ALASKA INC, ALPINE AIR ALASKA LLC, Elevate Aviation LLC, CKZ VENTURES LLC.
Counts cover the FAA type-certificate family named above, which can include earlier variants of the same airframe. Source: our Part 135 operator database, updated monthly. Browse operators.
Compare in class
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Robinson R22 Beta II
96 kt240 nm1 pax
$350,000
Robinson R44 Cadet
100 kt300 nm1 pax
$420,000
Robinson R44 Raven I
113 kt300 nm3 pax
$500,000
Enstrom F-28F Falcon
95 kt230 nm2 pax
$550,000
