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CH-46 Sea Knight



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Specifications (CH-46)

Orthographically projected diagram of the CH-46 Sea Knight.

General characteristics

  • Crew: 4: 2 pilots, 1 crew chief, 1 aerial gunner/observer
  • Capacity: 25 troops
  • Length: 45 ft 8 in fuselage (13.92 m
  • Fuselage width: 7 ft 3 in (2.2 m))
  • Rotor diameter: 51 ft (16 m)
  • Height: 16 ft 8.5 in (5.1 m)
  • Disc area: 4,100 ft² (380 m²)
  • Empty weight: 15,537 lb (7,047 kg)
  • Loaded weight: 17,396 lb (7,891 kg)
  • Max takeoff weight: 24,300 lb (11,000 kg)
  • Powerplant: 2× General Electric T58-GE-16 turboshafts, 1,870 shp (1,400 kW) each

Performance

Armament

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See also

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References

  1. ^ Origins: Vertol V-107 & V-114, Vectorsite.net, July 1, 2004.
  2. ^ a b c Spenser, Jay P. Whirlybirds, A History of the U.S. Helicopter Pioneers. University of Washington Press, 1998. ISBN 0-295-97699-3.
  3. ^ a b c d e f CH-46 history page, US Navy, 16 November 2000.
  4. ^ a b c d "Tandem Twosome", Vertical Magazine, February-March 2007
  5. ^ CH-46 Sea Knight [H-49 "Phrog"]. Globalsecurity.org.
  6. ^ a b c d e f Boeing Sea Knight, Vectorsite.net, July 1, 2004.
  7. ^ Boeing Vertol 107 - CH-46 Sea Knight. Helicopter History Site. Helis.com.
  8. ^ Ask A Marine. HMM-364 Purple Foxy Ladies.
  9. ^ Crawley, James W.. Swan song for Navy's ugly-duckling copter. SignonSanDiego.com.
  10. ^ (2006). "Major Acquisition Programs - Aviation Combat Element Programs". . Headquarters Marine Corps
  11. ^ White, LCpl Samuel. VMM-263 ready to write next chapter in Osprey program. U.S. Marine Corps.
  12. ^ a b Eichel, Garth, "Columbia Helicopters", Vertical Magazine, February-March 2007
  13. ^ Type Certificate Data Sheet No. 1H16 (.pdf). Federal Aviation Administration (January 17,2007). Retrieved on 2007-02-08.
  14. ^ Photo of Boeing Model 360 with CH-46X tail markings
  15. ^ Boeing Model 360
  16. ^ Royal Thai Army

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