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SH-3 Sea King

SPECIFICATIONS:
Crew: four
Capacity: three passengers
Length: 54 ft 9 in (16.7 m)
Rotor diameter: 62 ft (19 m)
Height: 16 ft 10 in (5.13 m)
Disc area: 3019 ft² (284 m²)
Empty weight: 11,865 lb (5,382 kg)
Loaded weight: 18,626 lb (8,449 kg)
Max. takeoff weight: 22,050 lb (10,000 kg)
Powerplant: 2 × General Electric T58-GE-10 turboshafts, 1,400 shp (1045 kW) each
Maximum speed: 166 mph (267 km/h)
Range: 621 mi (1,000 km)
Service ceiling: 14,700 ft (4,481 m)
Rate of climb: 1,310–2,220 ft/min (400–670 m/min)
Armament: 2× Mk 46/44 anti-submarine torpedoes (SH-3H)
Various sonobuoys and pyrotechnic devices
B-57 nuclear depth charge

The SH-3 Sea King served as the Navy’s most capable anti-submarine helicopter for more than two decades. With powerful engines and a unique boat-shaped hull and inflatable pontoons, the Sea King offered new levels of safety and capability in a variety of missions including search and rescue, mine sweeping, as the President’s helicopter “Marine One”, and in Apollo astronaut recovery.

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