It made its first flight in 2011 and is intended to compete on the civil market in the same low-cost category as the popular Robinson R22.
The SL-222 is a pod and boom style helicopter, its twin 73.5 kW (99 hp) Hirth 3071 ES water cooled, fuel injected, three cylinder two stroke mounted at the rear of the pod and driving a three blade rotor.
The tail rotor has two blades and there is a T-tail with a long underfin.
[1] Structurally, the SL-222 is built around a pair of longitudinal Duralumin spars and a tube steel truss supporting the engines, drive train, fuel tanks, cabin floor and undercarriage.
[1] Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 2013-14 p.655[1]General characteristics Performance