Sikorsky S-58

General Data
First Flown:	1954	Length:	55 ft 10 in
Lift Capability:	8,000 lb	Height:	16 ft 10 in
Range:	214 nm	Rotor Span:	62 ft
Top Speed:	140 mph	Empty Weight:	8,304 lb
Service Ceiling:	unknown	Max Gross Weight:	at take off ~16,300 lb
Engines:	2 Bristol Siddeley Gnome Mk 110/111 turboshafts rated at 2,700 shp
Armament:	7.62 mm door guns
Accommodations:	2 Pilots, 16 troops	Cargo:	8,000 lb
Operators:	Argentina, UK, Uruguay, Laos, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey

Similar Aircraft:	Sikorsky S-58, HSS "Seabat", HUS "Seahorse" , CH-34 "Choctaw"
Other Features:	none


Notes
No longer in production by Sikorsky but is being build by Westland under license as the S-58 Wessex.

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