Country of Origin. USA.
Similar Aircraft. CH-46 Sea Knight.
Crew. Two on flight deck.
Role. Transport, cargo (44 equipped troops), recovery.
Armament. Usually none.
Dimensions. Length: 51 ft (15.56 m). Rotor diameter: 60 ft (18.3 m).
Wings. Two three-blade main rotors, one above the nose and one above the tail section.
Engine(s). Two turboshafts in pods, one on each side of thick tail fin.
Fuselage. Thick, box-like body with bulges along the sides of the midsection. Tapered front and rear. Glassed-in, stepped cockpit above a short, rounded nose. Fixed landing gear.
Tail. High, thick tail fin.
Argentina, Australia, Canada, Egypt, Greece, Iran, Italy, Japan, Libya, Morocco, UK, USA.
Updated: 27 January 2008 | Born 07 September 2000 |