Helicopter performance can be very deceiving. Large, fat and ungainly choppers can also be super-fast and highly maneuverable, even compared to their streamlined little cousins. The Sikorsky H-53 ...
Service: USMC Propulsion: 2x GE T64-GE-413 turboshaft engines Airspeed: 160 knots Range: 578 nm Crew: Two pilots, one aircrewman. Armament: 3x .50 caliber machine guns Load: 37 troops or 24 litter ...
The U.S. Navy has decided it is not feasible to recapitalize its MH-53 Sea Dragon fleet with a derivative of the CH-53K King Stallion and instead will use advanced sensors to address the service’s ...
The U.S. Marine Corps is one of the most highly mobile military forces in the world. A prime example is this video, which shows a CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter lifting ground vehicles—including a ...