H-3 Sea King

The Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King (company designation S-61) is a twin-engined anti-submarine warfare (ASW) helicopter. It served with the United States Navy and other forces, and continues to serve in many countries around the world. The Sea King has been built under license in Italy and Japan, and in the United Kingdom as the Westland Sea King. The major civil versions are the S-61L and S-61N. In 1957, Sikorsky was awarded a contract to develop an all... more

Maiden flight:

  • 1959

Introduced:

  • 1961

Length:

  • 16.6878 m (54.75 ft )

Maximum Speed:

  • 267.1511 km/h (166.0013 mph )

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Manufacturer

Sikorsky Aircraft

The Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation is an American aircraft manufacturer. Sikorsky was founded in 1925 by aircraft engineer Igor Sikorsky, a Kiev-born American immigrant. The company, named "Sikorsky Manufacturing Company", began aircraft production in Roosevelt, New York that year. In 1929 the...
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