SCHWEIZER

MODEL 300CBi HELICOPTER

GENERAL DESCRIPTION AND OPERATING COMPARISON

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TH-55/TH-300C WORLDS
STANDARD MILITARY TRAINERS

TH-55 OSAGE - U.S. ARMY EXPERIENCE

PRIMARY U.S. ARMY TRAINER 1965-1988
OVER 60,000 PILOTS TRAINED
OVER 4,000,000 FLIGHT TRAINING HOURS
OVER 12,000,000 TOUCHDOWN AUTOROTATIONS
ONLY 1 CATEGORY A ACCIDENT SINCE
TRAINING BEGAN AT FT. RUCKER (1972)

MODEL 269 SERIES HELICOPTERS

OVER 3750 AIRCRAFT PRODUCED
PRIMARY TRAINER FOR MILITARY IN 24 COUNTRIES
OVER 20 MILLION HOURS ON FLEET
MILESTONES-1964-First TH-55A to U.S. Army
1970-Hughes developed Model 300C
1983-Program Transitioned to Schweizer
2005-1000TH Schweizer helicopter produced

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WEIGHTS

MODEL 300CBi GENERAL

ARRANGEMENT

LBS.

KG

Gross Weight

1750

793.8

Empty Weight

1088

493.5

Crew (2) & Baggage

400

163.3

Fuel

195

88.4

67

48.5

Payload

PRINCIPLE DIFFERENCES
300C Vs 300CBi
Engine Change: Lycoming
HIO-360-G1A, 180 mx hp;
injected; 2200 hours MTBO
Gross Weight: Reduced to
1,750 lbs, 687 lbs useful load
Pilot-in-Command: Switched
to right side
Fuel Tank (Standard): 32.5
gallons useable
Inspection and Maintenance:
Design upgrades; component
lives exceed 4,000 hours
AES system and avionics
included as standard
equipment

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EQUIPMENT AND UPGRADES

STANDARD ON 300CBi

Airframe:

- Night light with strobe beacons

- Extruded aluminum slat
- Improved door glass mounting system
- Heavy duty skids

Cockpit Interior:

- Dual controls
- PIC right side
- Internal storage compartment

Engine & Drive System:

- Lycoming HIO-360-G1A injected engine

- Foam cartridge air intake system
- Noise reduction upstack
- One-piece upper pulley hub
- Automatic rotor engagement system
- Start-up overspeed limiter

Avionics:

- Bendix King KY96A comm transceiver

- Garmin GTX 320A transponder
- ACK A-30 blind encoder
- Intercom

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Cockpit Size:
Control System:

SUITABILITY FOR TRAINING

RELATIVE TO R22

25% larger; 10 inches wider

Conventional control; stable
handling characteristics, no
carburetor heat required

Useful Load:

Empty Weight - Equipped

Full Fuel (29.7 Gal/32.5 Gal)
Crew Weight & Baggage
Operating Weight
Certified Gross Weight
Weight Margin

WEIGHT IN POUNDS
R22B
300CBi
855
1,088
178
195
400
400
1,433
1,683
1,370
1,750
-63
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SAFETY CHARACTERISTICS STUDENT MARGINS

Flying qualities and handling

characteristics of 269 series
helicopters rated good to
excellent
Margin of safety is critical for
training aircraft - R22B is
inadequate under certain
conditions

X 550
P/E = ESHP HOGE SLS
1/2 IR2

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Autorotation safety margin of

300CBi is excellent
Low rotor RPM warning
system on 300CBi

Autorotation Index Chart

(t/k = Energy of rotor system/Energy needed to hover)

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SAFETY CHARACTERISTICS
CRASHWORTHINESS
MAST: ROLLOVER PROTECTION

Tri-level energy
absorption system

RAPID THROTTLE
RESPONSE: RESERVE
POWER

ARTICULATED ROTOR SYSTEM

PROVEN DYNAMIC SYSTEM

23 inches of stroke
ENGINE AND FUEL SYSTEM OUTSIDE OF
ENCLOSED STRUCTURE

Injury Accident and

Fatality rate
significantly lower
than R22B

LOW AFT MOUNTED ENGINE

DUAL STROBE LIGHTS - VISIBLE FROM ALL ANGLES

ROTOR IMPINGEMENT
OUTSIDE CREW ENVELOPE

ENERGY ABSORPTION, CRUSHABLE STRUCTURE; 23 INCHES

OF STROKE

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MAINTENANCE - MINIMIZE
DOWNTIME AND
DIRECT OPERATING COST

Inspections and Service Schedule:

Lubricate - 25 hours
Oil change - 50 hours
100 hour inspection - 12 manhours
600 hour inspection - 30 manhours

Component Lives:
COMPONENT
M/R Pitch Bearing Shaft
Tail Boom Assembly
Horizontal Stabilizer
M/R Drive Shaft
M/R Transmission Overhaul

300C LIFE
3,600
2,100
2,500
1,900
3,000

HIO-360-G1A Engine:
Injected engine - no carburetor heat requirement
2,200 hour MTBO
Less scheduled and unscheduled maintenance
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300CBi LIFE
4,000
4,200
4,200
4,000
4,000

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PERFORMANCE - RELATIVE TO
300C

Hover Ceiling, Out-of-Ground Effect

Hover Ceiling, In-Ground Effect

Hover performance at gross weight is approximately the same.

At higher density altitudes or with equal payload & fuel
weights, 300C performance is superior
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CASH OUTFLOW VS. YEARS IN SERVICE

300,000

DOLLARS

250,000
200,000

800 flight hours per year

Domestic operator
Aircraft at list prices

R-22B
300CB

150,000
100,000
50,000
0
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YEARS
Conklin and deDecker substantiated total cost of ownership for 300CB and R22 to be approximately
equal - the 300CB offers more favorable cash flow (See Economic Analysis of the Schweizer 300CB
and Robinson-R22B2, Conklin and deDecker Aviation Information, January 26, 2001).
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PRODUCT SUPPORT

Spares Support
Warranty
Overhaul Exchange Program
Maintenance Training
Technical Representative Support
Technical Publications

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MODEL 300CBi
HELICOPTER

ADVANTAGES OF SCHWEIZER
300CBi FOR FLIGHT TRAINING
Cockpit Layout
10 inches wider and 25% more volume than R22.
Conventional control system no negative habit transfer.
Adjustable anti-torque pedals with 5.4 inches of travel enables pilots of nearly any size to be comfortably seated.

Instrument panel and useful load accommodates full IFR

instrument panel.

Standard Equipment includes instruments and avionics

required for VFR, day/night flight training.

Only production helicopter to offer 360 visibility from

pilots seat - far exceeds FAA requirements of AC-27-1.

Right hand pilot-in-command position.

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ADVANTAGES OF SCHWEIZER
300CBi FOR FLIGHT TRAINING
Operational Advantages
140 lbs. more useful load than R22 at comparable endurance.
Automatic rotor engagement system.
Injected engine eliminates carb heat requirement.
Excellent throttle correlation eliminates need for throttle governor.
Low cockpit vibration and noise levels.
Typical fuel consumption in training operation 10.5 gallons/hour.
Start-up overspeed limiter.
Optional P.I.C. position.
Lowest fly over noise profile of any piston helicopter.
Optional capability to fly with three crewmembers.
Wide selection of optional avionics and equipment.

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ADVANTAGES OF SCHWEIZER
300CBi FOR FLIGHT TRAINING

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Flight Properties
Stable and responsive handling characteristics.
Cyclic control well balanced under all flight conditions.
Excellent throttle correlation eliminates need for throttle
governor (FAA mandated in R22).
180 hp engine provides excellent power margins.

Training Effectiveness
Flight hours required by student pilots to solo or achieve ratings is
documented to be 20 to 30% less than R22; SFAR 73 mandates
minimums for R22.
Conventional controls enhance cockpit coordination and ability of
instructor to demonstrate maneuvers or take over control of aircraft.
Cockpit size, robust structure, and stable flight properties are
confidence builders to students.
Jeppesen training material is tailored to 300CBi and facilitates
learning.
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ADVANTAGES OF SCHWEIZER
300CBi FOR FLIGHT TRAINING

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MODEL 300CBi
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Safety and Crashworthiness

General
In the first 200,000 hours of operation, there were no fatalities, only one injury
accident in a 300CB, and a total of only eleven accidents.
NTSB statistics substantiate that 269 Series helicopters have the lowest
accident rate and fatality rate per flight hour of any piston-powered helicopter.
300CBi contains the same safety and crashworthiness features of the Model
300C.
FAA has imposed no SFARs on any Schweizer helicopters and no minimum
amount of time before solo.
Safety
Forgiving flight characteristics enable student pilot or instructor to recover an
aircraft after an improper control movement. Significant are its:
- large power reserve;
- rapid response to throttle inputs; and
- forgiving handling characteristics

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300CBi FOR FLIGHT TRAINING

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Safety and Crashworthiness (cont)

Safety (cont)
Low rotor speed warning indicators.
Exceptional auto-rotational properties because of high kinetic energy in
articulated rotor system.
Dynamic system proven by over 18 million flight hours.
No concerns regarding carburetor ice.
Crashworthiness
Energy absorption 23 inches of stroke achieved through compression
of landing gear, crushable sub-floor, and seat structure.
No incident of blade impingement into cabin of any 269 Series
helicopters.
No incident of in-flight break-ups or airborne tailboom strikes on any
269 Series aircraft manufactured during last twenty years.
Engine and fuel system outside of enclosed structure.

Mast provides rollover protection.

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MODEL 300CBi
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ADVANTAGES OF SCHWEIZER
300CBi FOR FLIGHT TRAINING
Performance

Standard fuel tank provides 2.5 hours of training plus reserves.

Sea level, ISA performance at gross weight is comparable to
that of 300C.
Hover performance, range, endurance, and speeds are more
than adequate for ab initio training role.
Wider CG envelope than R22 and with significantly fewer
operating restrictions.
Start-up and shut down in gusty conditions is not an
operational limitation for articulated, three-bladed rotor system
as on 300CBi.

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ADVANTAGES OF SCHWEIZER
300CBi FOR FLIGHT TRAINING

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MODEL 300CBi
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Maintainability
Lowest Finite Life Limit on any life-limited component is 4000 hours.
Engineered to minimize maintenance man hours per flight hour and
downtime.
100% field maintainable no factory overhaul at 2000 hours or after
ten years.
Maintenance intervals simplified and aligned:
- 100 hour general inspections average 10-12 hours; and
- periodic maintenance scheduled every 600 hours.
Schedule overhaul time for engine at 2200 hours; for main and tail
rotor transmissions at 4200 hours.

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HELICOPTER

ADVANTAGES OF SCHWEIZER
300CBi FOR FLIGHT TRAINING
Customer Support

Continuous Product Improvement - Since introduction of the

300CB, Schweizer engineering has made over 90 product
improvements which have increased performance, lowered
operating costs, and increased reliability.
Excellent spares support and technical support from Schweizer
Aircraft and its service network.
Best warranty of any piston-powered helicopter.
High quality factory insurance program.
Competitive finance program with no hourly reserve and terms out
to twenty years.

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ADVANTAGES OF SCHWEIZER
300CBi FOR FLIGHT TRAINING
Cost Consideration

Conklin and deDecker Report1 substantiates that total cost of

ownership (i.e., the cost to acquire and operate) for a 300CB and R22
is approximately equal the 300CB offers more favorable cash flow.
Resale value of 300CBi is much higher than R22 (2000 hour CB sells
for 65% of original cost; 2000 hour R22 for 20%).
Because of cost equivalency per flight hour and the lower number of
hours required to achieve ratings, the cost to the student to achieve
a rating is less than in R22.

See Economic Analysis of the Schweizer 300CB and Robinson-R22B2 based on Typical U.S.
Operations, Conklin and deDecker Aviation Information, January 26, 2001.
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