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Measured figures
F28F · Length
Single source29 ft 3 in (8.92 m)[source]
CH-53E · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Enstrom F-28 | Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion |
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| Crew | one[source] | 5: 2 pilots, 1 crew chief/right gunner, 1 left gunner, 1 tail gunner (combat crew)[source] |
| Type | Light helicopter[source] | Heavy-lift cargo helicopter[source] |
| Manufacturer | Enstrom Helicopter Corporation[source] | Sikorsky Aircraft[source] |
| Manufactured | 1965-present[source] | 1978–1980s |
99 ft 0.5 in (30.188 m)[source]
CH-53E · Combat range
Single source180 nmi (210 mi, 330 km)[source]
F28F · 1 × Lycoming HIO-360-F1AD four-cylinder, direct-drive, horizontally opposed, air-cooled, piston aircraft engine
Single source1 × Lycoming HIO-360-F1AD four-cylinder, direct-drive, horizontally opposed, air-cooled, piston aircraft engine, 225 hp (168 kW)[source]
CH-53E · 3 × General Electric T64-GE-416 / GE-416A / GE-419 turboshaft engines, 4,380 shp ( ) each
Single source3 × General Electric T64-GE-416 / GE-416A / GE-419 turboshaft engines, 4,380 shp (3,270 kW) each[source]
F28F · Endurance
Single source3 hr 30 min[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Introduction date | 1965[source] | 1981[source] |
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| Variants | Enstrom TH180 Spitfire Mark I[source] | — |
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| Developed into | Enstrom 480[source] | Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion[source] |
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| Capacity | two passengers[source] | 37 troops with default folding canvas seats, 55 troops with center row added, and 31 with new crash attenuating seats. Internal payload: 32,000 lb (14,515 kg); External payload: 36,000 lb (16,329 kg)[source] |
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| Main rotor area | 804 sq ft (74.7 m 2 ) NACA 0013.5[source] | 4,900 sq ft (460 m 2 ) Sikorsky SC1095[source] |
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| Country of origin | Vereinigte Staaten[source]Country of design · Entwurfsland | — |
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| National origin | — | United States[source] |
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| Status | — | In service[source] |
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| Primary users | — | United States Marine Corps United States Navy Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (historical)[source] |
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| Number built | — | 172[source] |
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| First flight | — | 1 March 1974[source] |
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| Developed from | — | Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion[source] |
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| Guns | — | 2 × .50 BMG (12.7 × 99 mm) window-mounted GAU-21 machine guns 1 × .50 BMG (12.7 × 99 mm) ramp-mounted weapons system, GAU-21 (M3M mounted machine gun)[source] |
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| Never exceed speed | — | 170 kn (200 mph, 310 km/h)[source] |
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| Other | — | Chaff and flare dispensers[source] |
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