Quonset Air Museum - Sikorsky SH-3H Sea King Helicopter S-61
Bill Maloney
5/10/2009

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01 Sikorsky SH-3H Sea King Helicopter 02 Sikorsky SH-3H Sea King Helicopter 03 SH-3H Sea King Rotor Hub 04 SH-3H Sea King Jet Exhaust
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05 SH-3H Sea King MainGear 06 SH-3H Sea King Main Gear 07 SH-3H Sea King Main Gear 08 SH-3H Sea King Jet Intake
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09 SH-3H Sea King Cockpit 10 SH-3H Sea King Cockpit 11 SH-3H Sea King Cockpit 12 Sea King Sonar Operator's Post
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13 Sea King Sonar Operator's Post 14 Sea King Helicopter Aft Cabin 15 Sonobouy Tubes 16 Sea King Helicopter Aft Cabin

Sikorsky SH-3H Sea King Helicopter Specifications:

Sikorsky HH-3 Sea King Helicopter
Sikorsky HH-3 Sea King Helicopter at the American Helicopter Museum in West Chester, PA

Fuselage Length: 54 feet 9 inches
Rotor Diameter:
62 feet
Height: 17 feet, 0 inches
Crew:
4
Weight:
Empty 11,800 lbs Loaded - 21,000 lbs
Max Speed: 166 mph
Cruise Speed: 136 mph
Range: 410 miles
Service Ceiling: 14,700 feet
Fuel Capacity: 410 gallons
Powerplant: General Electric T58-GE-8B turboshaft engine 730 shaft hp
Number of lives saved: Four Mk 44 Torpedoes, two M60 Machine Guns
First Flight : 1959
Cost: $650,000

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