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Country of Origin. USA.
Similar Aircraft.
CH-53 Sea Stallion,
SH-3 Sea King,
Super Frelon,
Puma.
Crew. Two.
Role. Transport, cargo (30 equipped troops), assault, search and rescue missions.
Armament. Usually none.
Dimensions. Length: 57 ft, 3 in (17.46 m). Rotor diameter: 62 ft (19 m).
Wings. Large, five-blade main rotor mounted above the body midsection.
Engine(s). Two turboshaft engines on top of the body midsection. Two round air intakes located above and behind cockpit.
Fuselage. Boat-shaped body with blunt, rounded nose, gradually tapering upward at the rear. A hump on top of the body and landing gear in pods on the sides. Stepped cockpit.
Tail. Single, tapered flat on right side of swept-back fin. Small rotor on left side of fin.
Italy, USA.
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| Updated: 27 January 2008 |
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Born 07 September 2000 |