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Robinson Sells 5,000th R44 Raven II

Milestone helicopter will go to a Robinson dealer in Ecuador.

Matt Ryan

Friday, August 07, 2026 at 02:31 PM ET

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Edited By: Zach Vasile

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Robinson Helicopter Company has sold its 5,000th R44 Raven II, a four-seat piston helicopter.
The milestone aircraft was purchased by Robinson dealer ARICA in Ecuador, more than two decades after the Raven II's introduction.
Introduced in 2002, the R44 Raven II is widely utilized for flight training, agricultural operations, and other commercial and private missions.

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Robinson Helicopter Company announced Friday that it has sold its 5,000th R44 Raven II, more than two decades after introducing the four-seat piston helicopter. The milestone aircraft was purchased by Robinson dealer ARICA in Ecuador.

“The delivery of the 5,000th R44 Raven II is a testament to the lasting trust operators around the world place in Robinson,” company President and CEO David Smith said in Robinson’s announcement.

The R44 entered production in 1993, and Robinson introduced the Raven II in 2002. The Raven II uses a fuel-injected Lycoming IO-540 engine and is used for flight training, agricultural operations, private flying and other commercial missions. Robinson delivered its 5,000th R44 across all variants in 2009.

Matt Ryan

Matt is AVweb's lead editor. His eyes have been turned to the sky for as long as he can remember. Now a fixed-wing pilot, instructor and aviation writer, Matt also leads and teaches a high school aviation program in the Dallas area. Beyond his lifelong obsession with aviation, Matt loves to travel and has lived in Greece, Czechia and Germany for studies and for work.

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