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after almost 15 years of waiting, the company specialized in helicopters Robinson presents a new helicopter again: The R88.
Robinson Helicopter Company (RHC) announced its first all-new aircraft in almost 15 years, The R88, a larger and increasingly capable helicopter, designed to meet a broader range of mission requirements, maintaining reliability, company's signature affordability and safety. The R88 represents a significant expansion of Robinson Helicopter's product portfolio, addressing the growing demand for versatile and cost-effective single-engine utility helicopters.
The new Robinson R88
The R88, highly configurable, is designed for a variety of missions, including aerial firefighting, air medical transport, utility works, passenger transport and more. Adaptive interior design allows for quick reconfiguration, supporting various mission needs.
Robinson Helicopter Company selected Safran Helicopter Engines' Arriel 2W engine for the R88 and is providing market-leading engine service and support as part of every aircraft purchase in the new Arriel 2W Serenity package, a unique offer for any commercial helicopter. Serenity package will be included with the purchase of each new R88 helicopter. Serenity includes services, as coverage for unscheduled removals for five years or 2,000 flight hours (The thing that happens first), Premium health monitoring and advanced digital services. This Robinson Helicopter Company and Safran package Helicopter Engines offers additional confidence in the ongoing maintenance and support of each Robinson R88 helicopter.. The Arriel engine family has accumulated more than 66 millions of flight hours and is used in various demanding missions worldwide.
Key Features and Capabilities
- Size and Capacity: The R88 is the largest and most capable aircraft Robinson Helicopter has ever designed., With capacity for eight seats in the main cabin, two seats in the cockpit and a payload capacity of up to 1,800 Founds with complete fuel. It has approximately 275 cubic feet of cabin volume.
- Performance: The R88 offers a range of more than 350 nautical miles and an autonomy that exceeds 3.5 hours. The aircraft is expected to have an internal payload of more than 2,800 pounds and will be powered by a single Safran Arriel 2W engine of 1,000 Power horses on the axis.
- Highly configurable interior: The highly configurable cabin has a flat floor, allowing for multiple front and club seating configurations, effective air medical and public safety mission configurations, and multiple future seating options. A truck bed-style drop-down tailgate simplifies cargo loading and accommodates a HEMS stretcher.
- External adaptability: The aircraft is available with standard skids or optional high skids for increased ground clearance and compatibility with a firefighting water tank.. Optional equipment includes a HEC rated load hook 3,000 pounds, A utilitarian basket, a protection kit against cables and pop-up floats.
- Advanced Avionics: The R88 features a Garmin avionics suite, including large G500H TXi displays and GTN navigators with touchscreen controls. The G500H TXi includes a crew alert system. A standard autopilot 4 axes with features like level mode, stationary parking assistance, limit indication and low/high speed protection. Standard data recording with data link and a health usage monitoring system (HUMS) simplifies operation and maintenance.
- Improved security: The R88 incorporates dual pitch and roll hydraulics for critical flight controls.. Other standard safety features include an entry barrier filter and impact-resistant windshield certified to the Party's transport helicopter requirements. 29. The new LED outdoor lighting, which includes landing and taxi lights, tail rotor lighting, scene lighting and entrance lights, further improves security.
- Innovative Design: The R88 introduces dual cyclic controls with removable controls on both sides, allowing the pilot in command to be in the left or right seat with a passenger in the other seat. The aircraft will be type certified for optional single-pilot IFR operations. All-new interior design features comfortable and functional seats, easy-care materials and versatile design.
- Affordability: The R88 has an initial price of $3.3 million US dollars in current dollars for the highly equipped standard configuration.
The R88 is a completely new type certificate, undergone rigorous testing and engineering for every aspect of the aircraft.
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