Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King



General Data		Notes
First Flown	1959	Also known as the H-3 Sea King this was the Navy's replacement for the S-58. It was designed for both ship and shore based operations In 1979, around the 20th anniversary of the first flight, more than 900 military S-61s had accumulated over 3 million flight hours, and 130 commercial S-61s had logged a total of more than 815,000 hours. Sikorsky built more than 1100 S-61s, and this excellent machine was also built with license in Great Britain by Westland as Sea King and Commando, in Italy by Agusta as AS.61 and in Japan by Mitsubishi.
Length	54 ft 9 in
Height	15 ft 6 in
Rotor Span	62 ft
Lift Capability	8,000 lb
Range	542 nm
Top Speed	166 mph
Empty Weight	11,865 lb
Max Gross Weight	at take off 20,500 lb
Service Ceiling	unknown
Armament	torpedoes, depth charges, nuclear depth charges, anti ship missiles, mini machine gun door pods, machine guns
Engines	2 General Electric T58-GE-10 turboshafts rated at 2,800 shp
Accommodations	2 Pilots, 2 sonar operators, 26 troops
Cargo	unknown
Operators	Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmakr, Egypt, Germany, India, Iraq, Iran, Italy, Japan, Malasia, Norway, Pakistan, Peru, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, spain, Thailand, Venezuela, UK, USA
Similar Aircraft	S-61 series
Other Features	none