NOTE: RADIO CONTROL HELICOPTERS ARE ON THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE PAGE.
The Sikorsky Sea King, known under the designations SH-3 and S-61, first flew in 1959. To date it is in military and civil use by numerous nations around the world and still going strong.
In addition to Sikorsky in North America, the helicopter is also produced under license in Italy by Agusta and in Japan by Mitsubishi.
The military version of the aircraft is much used in an anti submarine capacity. It carries a search radar, prominently mounted in the nose of the aircraft. Additionally it may be equipped with a look down radar, generally mounted mid-ship on the underbelly. The helicopter has folding rotor blades which allow shipboard operation in confined spaces. Civilian Sea King helicopters can seat up to thirty and are widely used as transports for offshore oil platforms.
Through the years, Sea King helicopters have been upgraded with more advanced avionics, increased fuel capacity, and more powerful engines. Payload capacity has more than doubled. The helicopter retains its capacity to put down in the water in case of an emergency. This is aided by its sponsons which housed flotation gear.
The last operational Sea King helicopter of the United States Navy was retired from its service on December 11, 2009. It was turned over to the USMC to be used for training purposes.
A Sea King helicopter, designated Marine One, is the official helicopter transport for the U.S. president.
utility
two to four
GE T58GE10
2 x 1,400 h.p. ea.
54' 9"
15' 6"
62' 0"
12,322 lbs.
20,957 lbs.
145 mph
165 mph
2,200 fpm
14,700 feet
885 miles
3/11/59
1961
Radio Control Helicopter
A rc Sea King from Century.
Radio Control Helicopters
Century Helicopter has a rc Sea King helicopter fuselage that is 54" long, 12" high, 18 1/2" wide including sponsons, and uses .60 size engines.
All up weight is around 13 lbs. Tony Mejia built the nice example in U.S. Navy markings shown below.
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Sikorsky Sea King
