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H-53 Sea Stallion
IOC: 1966
CH-53D Sea Stallion
Also Known As
CH-53 Yasur 2000 (Israel Air Force)
CH-53A Sea Stallion
CH-53G
HH-53B Super Jolly Green Giant
HH-53C Super Jolly Green Giant
HH-53H Pave Low III
MH-53H
RH-53D
Origin
United States of America
Contractor/s
United Technologies
Family Members
CH-53E Super Stallion
CH-53K
MH-53J Pave Low III
Power plant:
T64-GE-7A (2)
Sensors & Communications:
AN/AAR-60 MILDS
AN/ALR-46
Guns & Missile Launchers:
M3M
Protection Systems:
AN/ALQ-157
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Description:
Sikorsky H-53 program was born to meet the requirements of the US Marine Corps (USMC) for a heavy-lift transport helicopter suitable for shipboard operations. Its primary mission is to transport supplies, troops and equipment in support of amphibious and shore operations. The program was launched in the early 1960s with the CH-53A Sea Stallion achieving initial operational capability (IOC) in November 1966.
CH-53D Sea Stallion is an improved variant of CH-53A. CH-53A/D models are powered by two General Electric T64 turboshaft engines and feature a six-bladed main rotor. CH-53D is powered by two T64-GE-413 engines rated at 3,935-shp each. In addition to A and D models for the USMC, Sikorsky also developed the HH-53B/C/H variant for the US Air Force and the RH-53D Airborne MineCountermeasures (AMCM) for the US Navy. US Air Force H-53 aircraft led to the MH-53J Pave Low III.
H-53 Sea Stallion helicopter was sold to Austria, Israel and Germany. Austria sold its two H-53s to Israel. Israel upgraded its H-53 fleet under CH-53 Yasur 2000 program. CH-53G designation refers to the H-53 aircraft operated by the German Armed Forces which most of them built under license in Germany. The USMC CH-53D aircraft along with the CH-46E are expected to be replaced by the MV-22 Osprey beginning in the late 2010s.
Specifications
Accommodation: Crew 3, Passengers 55
Dimensions: Height 5.2 m, Length 26 m, Main Rotor Diameter 22 m
Weights: Max Weight 19,000 kg (41,887 lb)
Performance: Cruise Speed 77 mps (277 kph), Max Range 800 km (432 nm), Top Speed 87 mps (313 kph)
Power: Power 7,870 shp
Other: Main Rotor Blades 6, Number of Engines 2
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Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m) Kilometers (km) Nautic Miles (nm) Inch (in) Yard (yd) Foot (ft) Millimeter (mm)
Pound (lb) Kilogram (kg) kN (KiloNewton) Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)
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Israel / 45 
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