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Global Aircraft -- CH-53 Sea Stallion
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CH-53 Specifications
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Primary function Multirole heavy lifter/minesweeper
Contractor Sikorsky Aircraft Corp.
Power plant Three General Electric T64-GE-416 turboshaft engines
-- Thrust 3x 4,380 HP (3x 3,266 kW )
Length with rotors spread 99 ft (30.19 m)
Height 28,4 ft (8.66 m)
Rotor diameter 79 ft (24.08 m)
Speed max. 195 mph (315 km/h)
-- cruising 173 mph (278 km/h)
Ceiling 18,500 ft (5,640 m)
Initial climb rate 41.66 ft/s (12.7 m/s)
Weight empty 33,226 lb (15,071 kg)
Max. takeoff weight with internal cargo 69,750 lb (31,640 kg)
-- with external cargo 73,500 lb (33,340 kg)
Range 1,290 miles (2,076 km)
Armament None; possible window mount provisions 7.62 mm and .50 CAL weapons or AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles
Crew Two pilots; one to six aircrewman, depending on mission.
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