Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King

General Data
First Flown:	1959	Length:	54 ft 9 in
Lift Capability:	8,000 lb	Height:	15 ft 6 in
Range:	542 nm	Rotor Span:	62 ft
Top Speed:	166 mph	Empty Weight:	11,865 lb
Service Ceiling:	unknown	Max Gross Weight:	at take off 20,500 lb
Engines:	2 General Electric T58-GE-10 turboshafts rated at 2,800 shp
Armament:	torpedoes, depth charges, nuclear depth charges, anti ship missiles, mini machine gun door pods, machine guns
Accommodations:	2 Pilots, 2 sonar operators, 26 troops	Cargo:	unknown
Operators:	Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Egypt, Germany, India, Iraq, Iran, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Norway, Pakistan, Peru, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Thailand, Venezuela, UK, USA

Similar Aircraft:	S-61 series
Other Features:	none


Notes
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 Augusta as AS.61 and in Japan by Mitsubishi.

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