Editing Robinson R44 (section)

{{Short description|Family of American light helicopters}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2015}}
{{Use American English|date=August 2022}}
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{{Infobox aircraft
| name = R44
| image = File:Robinson R44 II (cropped).jpg
| caption = 
| type = Light [[utility aircraft|utility]] and [[trainer (aircraft)|trainer]] [[helicopter]]
| manufacturer = [[Robinson Helicopter Company]]
| designer = [[Frank D. Robinson]]
| first_flight = 31 March 1990
| introduction = 1993
| retired = 
| status = In production
| primary_user = 
| more_users = 
| produced = 1990–present
| number_built = 6,866+ (through 2023)<!--over-referencing is necessary here because GAMA stopped publishing annual reports that go back 13 years since 2019.--><ref name="GAMA2019">{{cite web|url=https://gama.aero/wp-content/uploads/GAMA_2019Databook_ForWebFinal-2020-02-19.pdf|title=2019 Databook|author=General Aviation Manufacturers Association|date=2020|access-date=1 March 2020|archive-date=20 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220235340/https://gama.aero/wp-content/uploads/GAMA_2019Databook_ForWebFinal-2020-02-19.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=QuarterlyReportGAMA>{{cite web|title=Quarterly Shipments and Billings – GAMA|url=https://gama.aero/facts-and-statistics/quarterly-shipments-and-billings/|website=gama.aero|access-date=2020-11-21|publication-date=}}.</ref>
| developed_from = [[Robinson R22]]
| developed_into = [[Robinson R66]]
}}

The '''Robinson R44''' is a four-seat light [[helicopter]] produced by [[Robinson Helicopter Company]] since 1992. Derived from the company's two-seat [[Robinson R22]], the R44 features hydraulically assisted flight controls and a larger engine. It was first flown on 31 March 1990 and received [[Federal Aviation Administration|FAA]] certification in December 1992, with the first delivery in February 1993.

The R44 has been the world's best-selling [[general aviation]] (GA) helicopter every year since 1999.  It is one of the [[List of most-produced aircraft|most-produced]] GA aircraft of the 21st century, with 5,941 deliveries from 2001 to 2020.<ref name="GAMA2013">{{cite web|url=https://gama.aero/wp-content/uploads/GAMA-2013-Databook-Updated-LowRes.pdf |title=2013 General Aviation Statistical Databook & 2014 Industry Outlook |publisher=[[General Aviation Manufacturers Association]] |date=2014|page=17|access-date=23 February 2016}}</ref><ref name="GAMA2019"/>