MH-53E Sea Dragon
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The MH-53E Sea Dragon is a U.S. Navy heavy-lift helicopter specialized for airborne mine countermeasures and long-range shipboard operations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| MH-53E Sea Dragon canonical | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
heavy-lift helicopter
ⓘ
military helicopter ⓘ mine countermeasures helicopter ⓘ |
| armedWith | door-mounted machine guns ⓘ |
| basedOn | CH-53E Super Stallion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capability |
external cargo lift
ⓘ
long-range overwater flight ⓘ shipboard operations from aircraft carriers ⓘ shipboard operations from amphibious assault ships ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crew | 3 ⓘ |
| crewRole |
aircrewman
ⓘ
copilot ⓘ pilot ⓘ |
| designFeature |
enlarged sponsons for additional fuel
ⓘ
strengthened airframe for towing loads ⓘ |
| endurance | about 4 hours ⓘ |
| engineCount | 3 ⓘ |
| engineType | turboshaft ⓘ |
| ferryRange | about 1000 nmi with auxiliary tanks ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1981 ⓘ |
| height |
28.5 ft
ⓘ
8.7 m ⓘ |
| introduced | 1986 ⓘ |
| landingGear | tricycle landing gear ⓘ |
| length |
30.2 m
ⓘ
99 ft ⓘ |
| mainRotorBlades | 7 ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Sikorsky Aircraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed |
170 knots
ⓘ
315 km/h ⓘ |
| maximumTakeoffWeight |
42140 kg
ⓘ
93000 lb ⓘ |
| missionEquipment |
influence minesweeping gear
ⓘ
mechanical minesweeping gear ⓘ towed sonar sled ⓘ |
| nicknamed | Sea Dragon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| powerplant | 3 × General Electric T64-GE-419 turboshaft engines ⓘ |
| primaryMissionEquipment | AN/AQS-14 mine-hunting sonar GENERATED ⓘ |
| primaryRole | airborne mine countermeasures ⓘ |
| range | 1000 km-class ⓘ |
| rotorDiameter |
24 m
ⓘ
79 ft ⓘ |
| secondaryRole |
heavy-lift transport
ⓘ
long-range shipboard operations ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | U.S. Navy Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadrons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | in service ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | canted tail rotor ⓘ |
| tailRotorBlades | 4 ⓘ |
| usedBy | Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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