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For rigging: Level placed on top of main rotor hub parallel with teeter bolt. Main
rotor blades are aligned fore-aft for lateral levelling, and teeter bolt is aligned fore-
aft for longitudinal levelling.
Maximum Weight No External Load: 2700 lb
With External Load: 2900 lb (See Note 8 for external load limitations)
Minimum Crew 1 pilot in forward right seat. See R66 Pilot’s Operating Handbook and FAA
Approved Rotorcraft Flight Manual (RTR 661) for configurations that allow 1
pilot in forward left seat.
Number of Seats 5 (4 for Police and Electronic News Gathering versions)
Seat Locations Pilot and forward occupant at STA 49.0 in
Aft outboard occupants at STA 80.0 in
Aft center occupant at STA 78.0 in
Maximum Compartment Main baggage compartment
Weights Maximum weight is 300 lb at STA 107.0 in
Maximum weight is 250 lb at STA 103.0 in for Police and Electronic News
Gathering versions
Maximim weight is 100 lb at STA 117.0 in with auxiliary fuel tank installed
Maximum loading density is 50 lb/ft
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Underseat baggage compartments
Forward seats – Maximum weight is 50 lb at STA 42.0 in
Rear seats – Maximum weight is 50 lb at STA 82.0 in
Note: For any seat location, the maximum combined weight of the load on the
seat (e.g., occupant) plus the weight of stowed items and any installed
equipment in the underseat baggage compartment is 300 lb.
Fuel Capacity Fuel tank capacity is 74.6 U.S. gallons
Usable fuel quantity is 73.6 U.S. gallons at STA 102.5 in
Note: Aircraft empty weight includes 1.0 U.S. gallon of unusable fuel.
Maximum Operating Altitude 14,000 feet Density Altitude.
Maximum altitude above ground level is 9,000 ft.
JUL 2020 Chapter 4 Airworthiness Limitations Page 4.5