In one low-impact crash after another, pilots and passengers in Robinson R44 helicopters were burning to death when the fuel tanks ruptured and burst into flames. Australian aviation regulators grew ...

The Robinson R44 has been a ubiquitous part of the helicopter scene since 1993 and in that time it has fast become the best selling piston helicopter of all time, over 6,000 having been produced in ...

In this video, we explore whether a Robinson R44 Helicopter can start in 0° temperatures. The focus is on the helicopter's performance under cold conditions, with an examination of the necessary ...

The flight lasted all of a minute. The four-seat helicopter had barely lifted off from John Wayne Airport when it nosed down, clipped two houses and slammed into a third, killing the pilot and two of ...

The prototype "EcoMax" an electric-powered version of the Robinson R44 light helicopter lifts off on a test flight in 2016. Almost all of the hundreds of urban air mobility startups currently active ...

ATLANTA and TORRANCE, Calif., March 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Robinson Helicopter Company (RHC), the global leader in civilian rotorcraft, unveiled the new R44 Utility trim at Verticon in Atlanta.

The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has lifted the grounding of Robinson R44 helicopters. CASA grounded some R44 aircraft on Saturday due to what seemed to be a major defect with a particular ...

The Robinson Helicopter Company R44 Raven II helicopter, the type involved in a fatal crash in Houston Sunday is a popular aircraft for private pilots and law enforcement. A helicopter had crashed ...

A helicopter crash in northeastern Pennsylvania on Thursday evening left one person dead, state police said. The Federal Aviation Administration had issued an alert Thursday night about a privately ...

The fatal crash of a Robinson R44 helicopter (4X-BDM) in Israel in November 2009 was the result of the failure of one of the main rotor blades, according to the report of the Israeli air accident ...

Rotor Technologies is advancing toward scaled production of uncrewed R44 aircraft by integrating its autonomy system into Robinson Helicopter’s assembly line. The shift marks a turning point for the ...