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Sikorsky S-62
| Sikorsky S-62 | |
|---|---|
| A USCG HH-52A Seaguard landing on an icebreaker | |
| Type | SAR/utility helicopter |
| Manufacturer | Sikorsky Aircraft |
| Maiden flight | 1959 |
| Introduced | 1961 |
| Primary user | United States Coast Guard |
The Sikorsky S-62 is a single turbine engine, single rotor amphibious helicopter originally developed as a commercial venture by the Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation of Stratford, Connecticut.
History
A number of aircraft were bought by the US Navy Bureau of Aeronautics for the US Coast Guard for use as a search and rescue helicopter and designated the HU2S-1G Seaguard. The HU2S-1G was re-designated the HH-52A Seaguard in 1962.
The HH-52A used a boat hulled shaped fuselage, smaller but similar to the US Navy's SH-3 (Sikorsky S-61), and was employed aboard the larger Coast Guard cutters and icebreakers. The S-62 used a single 1250 hp General Electric T58-GE-8 turboshaft engine, the same powerplant used on the larger twin-engined SH-3.
Variants
- S-62 : Prototype.
- S-62A : Amphibious transport helicopter. The S-62A was the first production version.
- S-62B : One S-62 was fitted with the main rotor system of the S-58.
- S-62C : Company designation of the HH-52A search and rescue helicopter for the United States Coast Guard.
Military Operators
Specifications (HH-52A)
This aircraft article is missing some (or all) of its specifications. If you have a source, you can help Wikipedia by adding them.General characteristics
- Crew: 3
- Length: 44 ft 7 in (13.57 m)
- Rotor diameter: 53 ft (16.16 m)
- Height: 14 ft 2 in (4.33 m)
- Empty weight: 4,956 lb (2,248 kg)
- Useful load: 3,047 lb (1,382 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 8,003 lb (3,630 kg)
- Powerplant: 1× General Electric T58-GE-8 turboshaft, 1250 shp derated to 730 shp (500 kW)
Performance
- Cruise speed: 90 knots (167 km/h, 104 mph)
- Range: 401 nm (743 km, 461 mi)
- Service ceiling: 11,700 ft (3,570 m)
- Rate of climb: 1,142 ft/min (5.8 m/s)
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- List of active military aircraft of the United States
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- List of military aircraft of the United States
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