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Light utility and trainer helicopter
Schweizer S300 is a light utility and trainer helicopter. It was built by Hughes Helicopters Schweizer Aircraft Corporation Sikorsky Aircraft Schweizer RSG.
United StatesLight utility and trainer helicopter
Hughes Helicopters Schweizer Aircraft Corporation Sikorsky Aircraft Schweizer RSG
In production
2,800 (Hughes)
1964–1983 (Hughes)
1964
2 October 1956 (Hughes 269)
Hughes TH-55 Osage
Schweizer 330/333 Sikorsky Firefly
1 pilot
2 passengers / 900 lb (410 kg) payload on external sling
30 ft 10 in (9.40 m)
8 ft 8 + 5 ⁄ 8 in (2.66 m)
1,046 lb (474 kg)
2,050 lb (930 kg)
1 × Textron Lycoming HIO-360-D1A 4-cylinder air-cooled horizontally opposed piston engine, 190 hp (140 kW) (derated from 225 hp (168 kW))
26 ft 10 in (8.18 m)
82 kn (94 mph, 152 km/h)
67 kn (77 mph, 124 km/h) (for maximum range, at 4,000 ft (1,200 m)
194 nmi (223 mi, 359 km)
3 h 24 min
10,200 ft (3,100 m)
750 ft/min (3.8 m/s) at sea level
565.5 sq ft (52.54 m 2 )
- NACA 0015
91 kn (105 mph, 169 km/h)
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True scale
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| 28 Sept 2026 | 9.4 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 9.4 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 9.4 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 9.4 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 9.4 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Schweizer S300 equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
El SalvadorDated directory active-fleet estimate for Hughes 269, grouped under Schweizer S300. Only the explicitly listed service/role Active cells are included. Ordered, stored and upgrade aircraft are excluded. This is the directory coverage of these source types, not a national total, complete owned-fleet census or readiness count.
GreeceDirectory active-fleet estimate for the source types Hughes 269, grouped under Schweizer S300. Sums only the listed service and role rows; includes training and special-mission versions where explicitly listed. Excludes the separate Ordered column, aircraft in storage, aircraft undergoing or awaiting upgrades, and the directory's other exclusions. This is the dated directory coverage of these types, not a complete owned-fleet census or a readiness count.
IndonesiaReported count for Hughes 300 · Hughes 300C. Service scope: Indonesian Army Aviation; 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: 20. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2026), not the article revision. 2026 cited source edition. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
MexicoNaval Aviation exact named equipment holdings: Schweizer 300C. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: HELICOPTERS / TRG. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
PakistanArmy exact named equipment holdings: Hughes 300C. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: HELICOPTERS / TRG. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
PeruAir Force exact named equipment holdings: Schweizer 300C. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: HELICOPTERS / TRG. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
SenegalAir Force exact named equipment holdings: Schweizer 300C. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: HELICOPTERS / TRG. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
ThailandArmy exact named equipment holdings: Hughes 300C. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: HELICOPTERS / TRG. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
TürkiyeArmy exact named equipment holdings: Hughes 300C. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: HELICOPTERS / MRH. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Reported count for Hughes 300 · Hughes 300C. Service scope: Indonesian Army Aviation; 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: 20. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2026), not the article revision. 2026 cited source edition. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Army exact named equipment holdings: Hughes 300C. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: HELICOPTERS / TRG. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Reported count for Sikorsky S-300. Service scope: Peruvian Air Force; 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: 4. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2023), not the article revision. 2023 cited publication year. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Reported count for Sikorsky S-300. Service scope: Peruvian Air Force; 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: 4. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2023), not the article revision. 2023 cited publication year. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Reported count for Schweizer 300C. Service scope: Royal Thai Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 45. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.