GENERAL DATA
Country of Origin: USA.
Similar Aircraft: HH-3E Jolly Green Giant, CH-53 Sea Stallion, Super Frelon, Puma.
Crew: Two on flight deck; two in main cabin.
Role: Amphibious assault-transport (30 equipped troops), antisubmarine, search and rescue.
Armament: Homing torpedoes, depth charges, cannon, rockets, missiles.
Dimensions: Length: 56 ft (16.97 m). Rotor diameter: 62 ft (18.92 m).
DESCRIPTION
Wings: Large, five-blade main rotor on top of fuselage midsection.
Engine(s): Two turboshaft engines mounted on top of cabin. Circular air intakes above cockpit. Oval exhausts on sides of engines.
Fuselage: Long, thick, box-like with blunt nose. Tapered cockpit. Boat-hull shape. Upswept rear section. Retractable landing gear. Third wheel of landing gear is fixed.
Tail: Swept-back fin is tapered. Rotor on left side. Single flat is tapered with square tip mounted at the top right side of fin.
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