IRI T22B explained

The IRI T22B is an Italian helicopter that was designed and produced by Italian Rotors Industries of Aprilia, Lazio. Now out of production, when it was available the aircraft was supplied complete and ready-to-fly.[1]

The company seems to have been founded about 2013 and gone out of business in June 2016, ending production.[2] [3]

Design and development

The T22B features a single main rotor and tail rotor, a two-seats-in side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit with a windshield, skid landing gear and a four-cylinder, air-cooled, four stroke 1600NaN0 Lycoming O-320-B2C aircraft engine.[1]

The aircraft fuselage is made from composites. Its two-bladed rotor has a diameter of 7.61NaN1. The aircraft has a typical empty weight of 3550NaN0 and a gross weight of 6500NaN0, giving a useful load of 2950NaN0. With full fuel of, the payload for the crew, passenger and baggage is 2440NaN0.[1]

In 2015, reviewer Werner Pfaendler described the T22B's design as "elegant".[1]

Variants

T22B
  • Version with 1600NaN0 Lycoming O-320-B2C powerplant.[1]
    T23B
  • Version with 1800NaN0 Lycoming O-360-A2J powerplant.[1]

    See also

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 208. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015.
    2. Web site: IRI Helicopters . Internet Archive Wayback Machine . 30 December 2017.
    3. Web site: Italian Rotors Industries . 30 December 2017. . Facebook. 28 June 2016.

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