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). |
SH-3 Sea King WEFT Description
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. |
Countries which Fly the SH-3 Sea King
Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Egypt, Germany, India, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Norway, Pakistan, Peru, Spain, United Kingdom, United States of America.
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