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HeliSAS for R44

Product catalog summary

Overview: The HeliSAS Autopilot and Stability Augmentation System is designed for Robinson R44 helicopters, offering enhanced safety and reduced pilot workload. It is lightweight, weighing less than 12 pounds, and provides capabilities previously unavailable for the R44.

Key Features:

Lightweight: The system is easy to install and affordable, bringing military-grade stability augmentation to civilian helicopters.
Reduced Pilot Workload: Autopilot and stability augmentation allow pilots to focus on other tasks by maintaining control during all flight modes.
Safety Enhancements: The system offers precise control regardless of wind conditions or weight shifts, and can auto-recover to a neutral attitude if visual references are lost.

System Configurations:

Stability Augmentation System Only: Provides attitude stabilization at all speeds.
Stability Augmentation System and Autopilot: Includes additional features such as heading select, altitude hold, and navigation tracking.

Components:

Digital Flight Control Computer: Functions as the SAS computer and provides attitude hold.
HeliSAS Control Panel: Offers functions like heading select, altitude hold, and navigation tracking.
Attitude Gyro or ADAHRS: Provides accurate attitude control; ADAHRS is required if not integrated with EFIS.
Pitch and Roll Servos: Control aircraft rotation and provide cyclic stick anchoring and artificial force gradient.
Cyclic Control Buttons: Existing cyclic controls can be used, with additional trim and autopilot/SAS buttons required.

Operational Functions:

SAS: Engages system for attitude stabilization.
HDG: Maintains selected heading or GPS track.
NAV: Intercepts and tracks GPS, VOR, or Localizer courses.
BC: Flies back course localizer approaches.
ALT: Maintains existing altitude indefinitely.
VRT: Allows automatic flying of ILS glide slope or GPS VNAV.

Catalog excerpts

HeliSAS® | Robinson R44 Helicopters REDUCED PILOT WORKLOAD SAFER, MORE CONFIDENT COMMAND AUTO-RECOVER TO NEUTRAL ATTITUDE Autopilot and Stability Augmentation System for Robinson R44 helicopters Lightweight: Even though it weighs less than 12 pounds, the HeliSAS brings capabilities to the R44 that were not previously feasible. Reduced Pilot Workload: With autopilot and stability augmentation, pilots are freed up to concentrate on other flight deck tasks. Safer, More Confident Command: Precise control during all modes of flight, regardless of wind conditions or shifts in weight. Auto-Recover to Neutral Attitude: In the event that a pilot loses visual reference due to limited visibility, releasing the cyclic causes the helicopter to automatically recover to a near-level attitude.

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Copyright © 2014 Genesys Aerosystems. All rights reserved. HeliSAS® Autopilot and Stability Augmentation System for Robinson R44 helicopters Lightweight, easy to install, affordable, expandable The HeliSAS Autopilot and Stability Augmentation System from Genesys Aerosystems brings the tremendous safety and workload reduction advantages of stability augmentation—once reserved for military and transport category helicopters—to the Robinson R44. Designed to be engaged at all times, HeliSAS provides unmatched stability and ease of handling. While the pilot may override the HeliSAS at any time with...

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HeliSAS for R44

HeliSAS for R44

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