Easy R22 and R44 question

[Genghis the Engineer]

Sorry to ask an easy question, but my usual Robinson expert has snuck off on holiday.

Can anybody remind me what the maximum seat limits are in the R22 and R44?

Thanks,

G

[The Nr Fairy]

240lb R22, 300lb R44 - including baggage compartment.

[Genghis the Engineer]

Much obliged Nr.

That's the baggage compartment under the seat isn't it?

G

[MyData]

R22 "Each compartment can hold up to 50lbs of baggage, the maximum seat loading, including baggage, is 240lbs"

Source: AFE R22 Pilots Guide

Sorry, I don't have any info on R44.

[Genghis the Engineer]

Brilliant, thanks chaps.

I'm just writing some notes on crashworthiness for an engineering course I'm teaching shortly, and wanted to compare values used for the seats in different classes of aeroplanes. That covers it nicely.

G

[The Nr Fairy]

Don't forget the under-seat space shouldn/'t really have anything in it - the seat's designed to collapse.

That's why the handling wheels need to go under the instructor's seat, and why in the R44 Clipper, the nitrogen bottle is under the instructor's seat !

[moosp]

Nr, its a Helium bottle, which is why, when your instructor breaks wind and you hear Donald Duck noises, you may suspect a leak... :}