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SIKORSKY CH-53E Super Stallion

Aircraft Name CH-53E Super Stallion Manufacturer SIKORSKY Wing Rotary Tail Four-blade tail rotor WTC M Type Code H3T Engine Turboshaft Engine Count Multi Position Above cabin Landing gear Tricycle retractable Manufactured as SIKORSKY CH-53E Super Stallion SIKORSKY MH-53E Sea Dragon SIKORSKY Super Stallion SIKORSKY Sea Dragon SIKORSKY S-80

H53S

The Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion is the largest and heaviest helicopter in the United States military. It was developed from the CH-53 Sea Stallion, mainly by adding a third engine. Sailors and Marines commonly refer to the Super Stallion as the Hurricane Maker because of the downwash the helicopter generates. It was built by Sikorsky Aircraft for the United States Marine Corps. The less common MH-53E Sea Dragon fills the United States Navy's need for long range mine sweeping or Airborne Mine Countermeasures (AMCM) missions, and perform heavy-lift duties for the Navy. The CH-53E/MH-53E are designated S-80 by Sikorsky.

Technical Data Wing span (metric) 24.00 m Length (metric) 30.20 m Height (metric) 8.46 m Powerplant

3 x General Electric T64-GE-416/416A turboshaft, 3,270 kW each

Engine Model(s) General Electric T64 Indicative Performance Data Take-Off V2 n/a Distance n/a MTOW 33339 kg Initial Climb (to 5000 ft) IAS n/a ROC 2500 ft/min Initial Climb (to FL150) IAS n/a ROC n/a Initial Climb (to FL240) IAS n/a ROC n/a MACH Climb MACH n/a ROC n/a Cruise TAS 150 kts MACH n/a Ceiling 185 Range 1120 NM Initial Descent (to FL240) MACH n/a ROD n/a Descent (to FL100) IAS n/a ROD n/a Descent (FL100 & below) IAS n/a MCS n/a ROD n/a Approach Vapp (IAS) n/a Distance n/a

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