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**Data for each of these
characteristics can be
obtained by contacting
the EICO
Aviation Specialist
at the NAVFAC Criteria
Office.
|
 The
CH-53E is used primarily for Airborne Mine Countermeasures (AMCM), with
a secondary mission of shipboard delivery. The MH-53E was derived from
the CH-53E Super Stallion and is heavier and has a greater fuel capacity
than its ancestor. The MH-53s can operate from carriers and other warships.
Sea Dragon is capable of carrying up to 55 troops or a 16-ton payload
50 nautical miles or a 10-ton payload 500 nautical miles. The MH-53E
is capable of towing a variety of mine-sweeping countermeasures systems,
including the Mk 105 minesweeping sleed, the ASQ-14 side-scan sonar,
and the Mk 103 mechanical minesweeping system.
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Aircraft Type |
Rotary Wing |
|
Aircraft Manufacturer
|
Sikorsky
|
Engine Manufacturer |
General
Electric
|
Engine Number |
T64-GE-416/416A |
Type of Landing Gear |
Dual Tricycle |
Forward gear max tire pressure |
115 psi |
Aft gear max tire pressure |
165 psi |
Design Gear Load |
26,558 lbs |
Pass/Cov Ration Channelized |
5.04 |
Pass/Cov Ratio Unchannelized |
9.41 |
|
|
Overall width; also main rotor
diameter |
79.0 ft |
Overall length |
99.0 ft |
Overall height |
28.3 ft |
Wheelbase |
27.3 ft |
Skid Length |
n/a |
Tread (distance between tire or
skid centers) |
13.0 ft |
Distance from center of rear
wheel to tip of the tail rotor or fin |
51.3 ft |
Distance from front fuselage to
tip of the tail rotor or fin |
** |
Tail rotor diameter |
** |
Height to top of rotor head |
17.2 ft |
|
|
Engine operating danger area -
idle |
100°F @
30 ft Aft |
Minimum turning radius |
52.0 ft |
Electrical Service |
|
• Maximum kVa by aircraft
for 400 Hz distribution |
16.0 kVa |
Mechanical Service |
|
• Air starting system |
** |
• Preconditioned air |
** |
• Environmental control air |
** |
|
|
Min takeoff weight |
35.22 klbs
|
Max takeoff weight at Peace-Time |
69.75 klbs
|
Max takeoff weight at War-Time |
69.75 klbs
|
Max landing weight |
69.75 klbs
|
Hover ceiling (in ground effect) |
4,000 ft |
Hover ceiling (out of ground
effect) |
** |
Peace-Time weight used for
Pavement Evaluation |
** |
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