Sikorsky S-61A-4 Nuri
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license-built aircraft variant
military transport helicopter
search-and-rescue helicopter
utility helicopter
The Sikorsky S-61A-4 Nuri is a license-built variant of the Sikorsky S-61/Sea King helicopter, used primarily by Malaysia for transport, utility, and search-and-rescue missions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sikorsky S-61A-4 Nuri canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
license-built aircraft variant
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military transport helicopter ⓘ search-and-rescue helicopter ⓘ utility helicopter ⓘ |
| airframeFamily |
Sikorsky S-61
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surface form:
Sikorsky S-61 family
|
| basedOn |
Sikorsky S-61
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Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King ⓘ |
| capacity | approximately 20 troops ⓘ |
| configuration | twin-engine helicopter ⓘ |
| countryOfService | Malaysia ⓘ |
| crew |
1 crew chief or loadmaster
ⓘ
2 pilots ⓘ |
| designPurpose | medium-lift helicopter operations ⓘ |
| engineType | turboshaft ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Royal Malaysian Air Force ⓘ |
| landingGear | retractable landing gear ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Sikorsky Aircraft (until divestiture)
ⓘ
surface form:
Sikorsky Aircraft (design origin)
|
| missionProfile |
all-weather operations
ⓘ
day and night operations ⓘ |
| nationalOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States (design)
|
| notableFeature |
amphibious Sea King–derived airframe
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high cabin volume for troop and cargo transport ⓘ |
| operator |
Malaysian Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Malaysian Army (in cooperation for transport missions)
Royal Malaysian Air Force ⓘ |
| powerplant | two turboshaft engines ⓘ |
| primaryMission | air mobility for Malaysian armed forces ⓘ |
| primaryUser | Royal Malaysian Air Force ⓘ |
| role |
medical evacuation
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search and rescue ⓘ troop transport ⓘ utility transport ⓘ |
| rotorConfiguration | single main rotor with tail rotor ⓘ |
| secondaryMission | civilian disaster relief support ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1960s ⓘ |
| serviceStatus | largely retired from front-line RMAF service ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | conventional tail rotor ⓘ |
| usedBy | Malaysian government agencies for SAR support ⓘ |
| usedFor |
casualty evacuation
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jungle operations in Malaysia ⓘ logistics resupply ⓘ mountain rescue operations in Malaysia ⓘ |
| usedIn |
flood evacuation operations in Malaysia
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humanitarian relief missions in Malaysia ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.