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Country of Origin. USA.
Similar Aircraft.
HH-3E Jolly Green Giant,
CH-53 Sea Stallion,
Super Frelon,
Puma.
Crew. Two on flight deck; two in main cabin.
Role. Amphibious assault-transport (30 equipped troops), antisubmarine, search and rescue.
Armament. Homing torpedoes, depth charges, cannon, rockets, missiles.
Dimensions. Length: 56 ft (16.97 m). Rotor diameter: 62 ft (18.92 m).
Wings. Large, five-blade main rotor on top of fuselage midsection.
Engine(s). Two turboshaft engines mounted on top of cabin. Circular air intakes above cockpit. Oval exhausts on sides of engines.
Fuselage. Long, thick, box-like with blunt nose. Tapered cockpit. Boat-hull shape. Upswept rear
section. Retractable landing gear. Third wheel of landing gear is fixed.
Tail. Swept-back fin is tapered. Rotor on left side. Single flat is tapered with square tip mounted at the top right side of fin.
Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Egypt, Germany, India, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Norway, Pakistan, Peru, Spain, UK, USA.
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| Updated: 27 January 2008 |
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Born 10 September 2000 |