Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion

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The Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion is the largest and heaviest helicopter in the United States military.

As the Sikorsky S-80 it was developed from the CH-53 Sea Stallion, mainly by adding a third engine, adding a seventh blade to the main rotor and canting the tail rotor 20 degrees.

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.

Under development is the CH-53K King Stallion, which will be equipped with new engines, new composite rotor blades, and a wider cabin.

General characteristics

Crew: 5: 2 pilots, 1 crew chief/right gunner, 1 left gunner, 1 tail gunner (combat crew)
Capacity: 37 troops (55 with centerline seats installed)
Payload: internal: 30,000 lb or 13,600 kg (external: 32,000 lb or 14,500 kg)
Length: 99 ft 1/2 in (30.2 m)
Rotor diameter: 79 ft (24 m)
Height: 27 ft 9 in (8.46 m)
Disc area: 4,900 ft² (460 m²)
Empty weight: 33,226 lb (15,071 kg)
Max. takeoff weight: 73,500 lb (33,300 kg)
Powerplant: 3 × General Electric T64-GE-416/416A turboshaft, 4,380 shp[58] (3,270 kW) each
Rotor systems: 7 blades on main rotor, 4 blades on anti-torque tail rotor

Performance

Maximum speed: 170 knots (196 mph, 315 km/h)
Cruise speed: 150 kt (173 mph, 278 km/h)
Range: 540 nmi (621 mi, 1,000 km)
Ferry range: 990 nmi (1,139 mi, 1,833 km)
Service ceiling: 18,500 ft (5,640 m)
Rate of climb: 2,500 ft/min (13 m/s)

Armament

Guns:
2× .50 BMG (12.7 x 99 mm) window-mounted GAU-15/A machine guns
1× .50 BMG (12.7 x 99 mm) ramp mounted weapons system, GAU-21 (M3M mounted machine gun)
Other: Chaff and flare dispensers