Specifications (CH-124 Sea King)
General characteristics
- Crew: 4 (2 pilots, 1 navigator, 1 airborne electronic sensor operator)
- Capacity: 3 passengers
- Length: 54 ft 9 in (16.7 m)
- Rotor diameter: 62 ft (19 m)
- Height: 16 ft 10 in (5.13 m)
- Disc area: ft² (m²)
- Empty weight: 11,865 lb (5,382 kg)
- Loaded weight: 18,626 lb (8,449 kg)
- Max. takeoff weight: 22,050 lb (10,000 kg)
- Powerplant: 2 × General Electric T58-GE-8F/-100 turboshafts, 1,500 shp (kW) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 166 mph (267 km/h)
- Range: 621 mi (1,000 km)
- Service ceiling: 14,700 ft (4,481 m)
- Rate of climb: 1,310-2,220 ft/min (400-670 m/min)
Armament
- 2× Mk 46 Mod V anti-submarine torpedoes
- Various sonobuoys and pyrotechnic devices
- door guns (some variants)
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