SIKORSKY S-61

 

BRAND and MODEL

SIKORSKY S-61

TYPE

Commercial transport helicopter

ORIGIN

United States of America

ENGINE

(S-61N)

Two 1,119 kw (1,500 shp) General Electric CT58-140-2 turboshafts

SPECIFICATIONS

Rotor diameter: 18.90 m (62 ft 0 in)

Fuselage length: 17.96 m (58 ft 11 in)

Height: 5.63 m (18 ft 5½ in)

Tail rotor diameter: 3.23 m (10 ft 7 in)

Main rotor disc area: 280.6 m² (3,020 sq ft)

Max speed at sea level: 235 km/h (146 mph)

Typical cruising speed: 222 km/h (138 mph)

Max inclined rate of climb: 396 m/min (1,300 ft/min)

Hovering ceiling out of ground effect: 1,158 m (3,800 ft)

Max range: 833 km (518 miles)

Empty weight: 5,595 kg (12,336 lb)

Loaded weight: 8,620 kg (19,000 lb)

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