Robinson R22

Robinson R22
Usage
Role	Civil utility helicopter Civil trainer aircraft
Origin	United States
Manufacturer	Robinson Helicopter
Introduction	1979
Developed into	Robinson R44
Specifications (R22)
Crew	one or two
Seating	two
Max speed	102 kn (189 km/h)
Cruise	96 kn (178 km/h)
Range	209 nmi (387 km)
Ceiling	14,000 ft (4,267 m)
Length	28 ft 8 in (8.74 m)
Rotor diam.	25 ft 2 in (7.67 m)
Height	8 ft 11 in (2.72 m)
MTOW	1,370 lb (621 kg)
Empty	880 lb (399 kg)
Variants
R22 R22 HP R22 Alpha R22 Beta R22 Beta II R22 Beta II Police R22 Mariner R22 Mariner II R22 Police R22 IFR

The Robinson R22 is a civil utility and trainer helicopter manufactured by Robinson Helicopter Company.

Summary

“	The Robinson R22 Beta II is a two-seat, two-bladed, single-engine light utility helicopter that has been in production since 1979. It has a cruise speed of 96 kn (178 km/h) and a range of 209 nmi (387 km). It has been popular as a primary rotorcraft trainer, a livestock management tool, and for radio broadcasting.	”
	~ Laminar Research on their aircraft listing

Simulator availability

Overview

This asset is available in the following simulators.

Sim
XP12	1
FGFS2020.3LTS
FS2020
XP11		1
DCS
P3D	1
XP10	1	1
FSX	2		1
FS2004	1

Package listing

The following packages are either included in the base sim or available for purchase/download. Note that the inclusion of packages below is not an endorsement of quality or fitness. Potential buyers are highly encouraged to research payware packages through reviews, videos, or other means before purchasing.

• XP12
• XP11
• P3D
• XP10
• FSX
• FS2004

X-Plane 12 [edit]
License	Variant	Creator	Notes
Included	R22 Beta II	Laminar Research

X-Plane 11 [edit]
License	Variant	Creator	Notes
Payware	R22	BigTire @X-Plane.org

Prepar3D v4-v5[edit]
License	Variant	Creator	Notes
Included	R22	Lockheed Martin @Prepar3d.com	P3Dv4/P3Dv5

X-Plane 10 [edit]
License	Variant	Creator	Notes
Included	R22 Beta	Laminar Research	Included in-sim
Payware	R22 Beta II	Dreamfoil @X-Plane.org

Microsoft Flight Simulator X / Prepar3D v1-v3[edit]
License	Variant	Creator	Notes
Included	R22 Beta II	Microsoft	Included in all editions
Included	R22	Lockheed Martin @Prepar3d.com	P3Dv1-P3Dv3 only
Freeware	R22 Beta II (mod)	Marc Renaud @FlyAway	Improves camera definitions

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 [edit]
License	Variant	Creator	Notes
Included	R22 Beta	Microsoft	Included in-sim

X-Plane 12

Included liveries

The following liveries accompany the included Laminar Research model at no additional cost.

Skids

Default

Classic red

Modern blue

White

Floats

Default

Classic red

Modern blue

White

History

12.00 Beta 7:

• XPD-13137 – Robinson R22 Beta II engine materials tuning.

12.00 Beta 5:

• XPD-13017 – Robinson R22 Beta II: Hide XPad holder when not in VR.

12.00 Alphas:

• [Alpha 16] XPD-11908 New skids model didn't allow the Robinson R22 Beta II to slide on ground.
• [Alpha 15] XPD-11908 New skids model didn't allow the Robinson R22 Beta II to slide on ground.

X-Plane 10

Included liveries

The following liveries accompany the included Laminar Research model at no additional cost.

Default

Sim	Helicopters by simulator availability						Helicopters by source
XP12:	All •	Included •	Payware •	Freeware •	In development		Included •	Third-party
FGFS2020.3LTS:	All •	Included	•	Freeware	In development		Included •	Third-party •	Launcher
FS2020:	All •	Included •	Payware •	Freeware •	In development		Included •	Third-party •	Marketplace
XP11:	All •	Included •	Payware •	Freeware •	In development		Included •	Third-party
DCS:	All		Payware		In development			Third-party •	Marketplace
P3D:	All •	Included •	Payware •	Freeware •	In development		Included •	Third-party
XP10:	All •	Included •	Payware •	Freeware			Included •	Third-party
FSX:	All •	Included •	Payware •	Freeware			Included •	Third-party
FS2004:	All •	Included •	Payware •	Freeware			Included •	Third-party