H-53 AIRCRAFT DESCRIPTION: [CH-53E] | [MH-53E] CH-53E Sea Stallion Contractor:
Sikorsky Aircraft (Prime), General Electric (Engines)
Airframe:
- Seven-blade main rotor
- Four-blade canted tail rotor
- Designed for land- and ship-based operations
- Automatic flight control and anti-icing systems give the helicopter an all-weather flight capability.
- Empty weight: 33,226 pounds
- Maximum gross weight: 73,500 pounds
- Fuel capacity: 15,483 pounds (2,277 gallons/JP-5)
- Overall length: 99 ft 1/2 in
- Height: 28 ft 4 in
- Rotor diameter: 79 ft
- Can be configured for wheeled or palletized cargo
- Seats for 55 passengers or litters for 24 patients
- External cargo of up to 36,000 pounds may be transported by using either the single- or two-point suspension system.
- Can conduct air-to-air refueling and helicopter in-flight refueling (HIFR)
- Has provisions for internal range extension tanks
Power Plant:
- Three General Electric T64-GE-416/416A turboshaft engines
- Each engine can produce 4,380 shaft horsepower
Performance:
- Maximum range (unrefueled): 480 nautical miles
- Ferry range: 990 nautical miles
- Maximum endurance (unrefueled): 5.1 hours
- Maximum allowable airspeed: 150 knots
Countermeasures:
APR-39 Radar Hazard Warning Set ALE-39 Chaff and Flare Dispenser ALQ-157 Infrared Jammer AAR-47 Missile Warning System |