ACY12703 1/48 MH-53E Sea Dragon Helicopter US Navy Mine Hunter

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Item Number: ACY12703

Manufacturer: Academy Models

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■ Contractor : Sikorsky Aircraft Division of United Technologies Corp.
■ Date Deployed : First flight : Dec 23, 1981 ; Operational : June 1986.
■ Propulsion : Three General Electric T64-GE-419 turboshaft engines (4,750 shaft horsepower each).
■ Length : Fuselage : 73 feet, 4 inches (22.35 meters) ; Overall : 99 feet 0 inches (30.18 meters).
■ Height : 28 feet 4 inches (8.64 meters).
■ Rotor Diameter : 79 feet (24.08 meters)
■ Weight : Max. Gross weight, w/ external load : 69,750 lbs (31,693 kg) Max. Gross weight, w/internal load : 69,750 lb (31,693 kg) Empty
weight : 36,745 lb (16,667 kg) Airspeed : Max : 150 knots (278 km/hour)
■ Ceiling : 10,000feet
■ Range : Max : 1050 nautical miles.
■ Crew : Two pilots, one aircrewman.
■ Load : 55 troops or 32,000 pounds (14,512 kg) cargo.

The newest military version of Sikorsky's H-53E/S80 series, the MH-53E Sea Dragon, is the Western world's largest helicopter. The MH-53E is used primarity for Airborne Mine Countermeasures (AMCM), with a secondary job of shipboard delivery. In Iraq it is being used in the combat assault mission. Additional mission capabilities include air-to-air refueling, hover in-flight refueling, search and rescue, and external cargo transport operations, in both land and seaborne environments. The MH-53E was derived from the CH-53E Super Stallion and is heavier and has a greater fuel capacity than its ancestor.

The MH-53E was derived from the CH-53E Super Stallion and is heavier and has a greater fuel capacity than its ancestor. The MH-53s can operate from carriers and other warships. Sea Dragon is capable of carrying up to 55 troops or a 16-ton payload 50 nautical miles or a 10-ton payload 500 nautical miles. The MH-53E is capable of towing a variety of mine-sweeping countermeasures systems, including the Mk 105 minesweeping sled, the ASQ-14 side-scan sonar, and the Mk 103 mechanical minesweeping system.