Robinson R44 price: what it costs new and used in Brazil

How much does a new Robinson R44 cost in 2026?

Robinson publishes the suggested price of each version, in dollars, with standard equipment. On the January 1, 2026 lists:

Prices are in dollars and subject to change without notice, according to the list itself. Standard items include a six-hole panel (Raven I) or eight-hole panel (Raven II), a Garmin GTR 205 radio, a Garmin GTX 335 transponder with ADS-B Out and a 4K cabin camera. Options are priced separately: on the Raven II list, air conditioning costs $27,400, the impact-resistant windshield $16,600 and the lithium battery $8,700. The Raven I list has the same windshield and battery, and does not list air conditioning. Disassembly and crating for overseas shipment cost $8,400 on both lists, without the freight.

For the Brazilian buyer, the list price is the starting point. Import duties, freight and customs clearance enter the math and make the cleared helicopter cost more than the list. Jet Tracker has no established average import-clearance cost for the R44; the step-by-step of what makes up the bill is in the guide how much does it cost to import an aircraft.

What is the difference between the Raven I and the Raven II?

The Raven I uses the Lycoming O-540, carbureted, limited to 225 hp at takeoff and 205 hp continuous. The Raven II uses the fuel-injected Lycoming IO-540, limited to 245 hp at takeoff and 205 hp continuous (Robinson, R44 brochure, Feb 2026). The Raven II has a maximum weight of 1,134 kg (2,500 lb) against 1,089 kg (2,400 lb) for the Raven I, and it is the version with better hover performance: the out-of-ground-effect hover ceiling at maximum weight is 4,500 feet on the Raven II and 2,000 feet on the Raven I.

Source: Robinson Helicopter Company, R44 brochure (Feb 2026). Robinson's sheet gives cruise at maximum weight, with the qualifier "up to": it is a ceiling, not the speed of every flight. The maximum operating speed (Vne) at maximum weight is 120 knots on both versions, and should not be read as cruise.

The Clippers are the versions with floats, fixed or pop-out, and they cost more than the equivalent Ravens on the list. They are only worth the difference for those who operate over water.

How much does a used R44 cost?

Jet Tracker monitors public listings worldwide. On Oct 12, 2026, there were 278 R44 listed, and 147 published a price. It is the asking price, what the seller wants, and not the amount for which the helicopter changes hands. The range includes new aircraft listed by dealers.

Source: Jet Tracker, public listings monitored worldwide, direct query to the database on Oct 12, 2026, one record per aircraft. The count per range may differ by one or two listings from the monitor total above. The 2025-onward median, $649K, sits above the Raven II list ($646,000), which is consistent with a new aircraft listed with options that Robinson charges separately.

In Brazil, the picture is narrow: 29 R44 listed, only 2 with a price ($838K and $990K, median $914K). With two observations, there is no Brazilian market to describe, and Jet Tracker does not know whether those prices include import duties. The model's listings are in the aircraft for sale radar and on the R44 market tab.

What else affects the price of a used R44?

One finding from the listings: total hours alone do not order the asking price. Among 2005 to 2018 R44 with a price and hours reported, the median asking price was $344K under a thousand hours, $361K from 1,000 to 1,799 hours, $275K from 1,800 to 2,199 hours and $408K at 2,200 hours or more (9 to 19 listings per range). Jet Tracker has not tested the explanation, but it is plausible: the clock that matters is the overhaul clock, and an aircraft with 2,200 total hours may already have been through its major overhaul.

• Time to major overhaul. The R44 airframe and engine have a TBO of 2,200 hours or 12 years, whichever comes first (Robinson, R44 brochure, Feb 2026). By Robinson's own estimates (EOC 2026), the overhaul reserve is $141.43 per hour on the Raven I and $149.25 on the Raven II, which works out to about $311K and $328K per overhaul, adding up the exchange engine, the parts kit and 225 labor hours at $130 per hour. Every hour left until the limit is worth money in the price.
• Life-limited components. Blades and rotor assembly items have a limited life: ask for the remaining-time report on each one. An R44 with new components is worth more than another near the end of life, with similar total hours.
• Avionics and options. What is installed changes the asking price, because options have a list price (air conditioning, impact-resistant windshield, lithium battery).
• Maintenance history. Maintenance always at an authorized shop, hangar storage and airworthiness directives up to date support the price. An incident in the history drags it down.
• Documentation and import clearance. In Brazil, check the status in the registry (RAB), a valid Airworthiness Verification Certificate (CVA) and whether the import was done properly. The cost of regularizing an outstanding issue falls on the buyer and should come off the price. How to read the registry is covered in the RAB lookup guide.
• Pre-purchase inspection. Close the deal only after an inspection by an independent shop with Robinson experience.

How much does it cost to operate an R44 per hour?

Robinson publishes an estimated operating cost for each model. The 2026 one, based on 500 hours per year, with fuel at $6.51 per gallon and a burn of 15 gallons per hour:

Source: Robinson Helicopter Company, R44 Raven I Estimated Operating Cost 2026 and R44 Raven II Estimated Operating Cost 2026. Robinson warns that these are estimates, that they vary with use, maintenance, local conditions and prices, and that freight and local taxes are not included. The insurance on the sheet assumes a pilot with 200 flight hours and a good safety record, and depreciation is treated as negligible. It does not include hangar, a hired pilot or taxes.

Jet Tracker's cost engine (version canonical-2026-09, 400 hours per year) estimates the R44 at $398 per hour in variable cost and $17,475 per year in fixed cost, which comes to about $442 per hour in total. These are catalog estimates, the same ones as in the R44 cost sheet, and not measured operating cost in Brazil.

How many R44 fly in Brazil?

According to the RAB synced on Oct 11, 2026, Jet Tracker's executive segment counted 172 R44 in operation (218 counting reserved registrations and suspended ones). It is the third-largest helicopter in the segment, behind the Airbus Esquilo (303) and the Robinson R66 (271).

Source: Jet Tracker, RAB (ANAC, Brazil's civil aviation authority), executive segment, queried Oct 12, 2026 (one record with no year is left out of the table). The average age of the living fleet is 18.9 years. Of the 172, 148 have a year of manufacture through 2014, that is, 12 years or more counted by year. Since the 12-year limit counts from manufacture or from the last major overhaul, and the RAB does not record overhauls, the number says how many have passed the first limit, not how many are expired.

By regime, 144 are under RBAC 91 (private use) and 28 under RBAC 135 (air charter). By the owner's state (UF) in the registry, the most common are São Paulo (37), Rio de Janeiro (35), Minas Gerais (18), Paraná (16), Santa Catarina (10) and Goiás (9). The RAB does not publish where the aircraft is based, and does not distinguish training, leisure or light air charter within the regime.