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Medium lift helicopter
Kaman K-MAX is a medium lift helicopter. It was built by Kaman Aircraft.
Technical data
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Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 16 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 16 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 16 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 16 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
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Retained English infobox, specifications and article text
K-1200 K-MAX A Kaman K-1200 from Rotex aviation General information Type Medium lift helicopter Manufacturer Kaman Aircraft Status Production ended, in service History Manufactured 1991–2003, 2015–2023 First flight December 23, 1991 The Kaman K-MAX (company designation K-1200 ) is a helicopter with
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Medium lift helicopter
Kaman Aircraft
Production ended, in service
1991–2003, 2015–2023
December 23, 1991
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52 ft (16 m) rotors running
51 ft 5 in (15.67 m) with rotors running
13 ft 7 in (4.14 m) to centreof hubs
5,145 lb (2,334 kg)
6,500 lb (2,948 kg) without slung load
1,541 lb (699 kg) / 228.5 US gal (190 imp gal; 865 L)
1 × Honeywell T5317A-1 turboshaft engine, 1,350 shp (1,010 kW) flat rated for take-off up to ~29,000 ft (8,839 m) to increase transmission life
2 × 48 ft 4 in (14.73 m)
300 nmi (350 mi, 560 km) with max load
15,000 ft (4,600 m)
2,500 ft/min (13 m/s) at Sea Level with flat-rated torque
41 ft 9 in (12.73 m)
3,669 sq ft (340.9 m 2 )
- root: NACA 23012 ; tip: NACA 23011
100 kn (120 mph, 190 km/h) clean
26,300 ft (8,016 m) at 6,000 lb (2,722 kg) AUW, ISA
3.52 lb/sq ft (17.2 kg/m 2 )
0.1045 hp/lb (0.1718 kW/kg)
85 gal/h (71 imp gal/h; 322 L/h)
6,000 lb (2,722 kg) external load at ISA +15 °C (59.0 °F) at sea level 5,663 lb (2,569 kg) external load at ISA +15 °C (59.0 °F) at 5,000 ft (1,524 m) 5,163 lb (2,342 kg) external load at ISA +15 °C (59.0 °F) at 10,000 ft (3,048 m) 5,013 lb (2,274 kg) external load at ISA +15 °C (59.0 °F) at 12,100 ft (3,688 m) 4,313 lb (1,956 kg) external load at ISA +15 °C (59.0 °F) at 15,000 ft (4,572 m)
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kaman K-MAX equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
United StatesReported count for CQ-24A K-MAX. Service scope: Marine Corps; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct quantity component(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Explicit source inventory scope: active; no other stock status or total inferred. Count column(s): in service: 2. Origin: USA. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2019), not the article revision. Cited source 2019-05-01. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Reported count for CQ-24A K-MAX. Service scope: Marine Corps; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 2. Origin: USA. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2019), not the article revision. Cited source 2019-05-01. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.