MH-53E
Sea Dragon
Description: The MH-53E is
used primarily for Airborne Mine Countermeasures (AMCM),
with a secondary mission of shipboard delivery.
Background: The MH-53E was
derived from the CH-53E Super Stallion and is
heavier and has a greater fuel capacity than its
ancestor. The MH-53s can operate from carriers and other
warships. Sea Dragon is capable of carrying up to
55 troops or a 16-ton payload 50 nautical miles or a
10-ton payload 500 nautical miles. The MH-53E is capable
of towing a variety of mine-sweeping countermeasures
systems, including the Mk 105 minesweeping sled, the
AQS-14 side-scan sonar, and the Mk 103 mechanical
minesweeping system.
General Characteristics
Contractor: Sikorsky
Aircraft Division of United Technologies Corp.
Propulsion: Three General Electric T64-GE-416
turboshaft engines (4,380 shaft horsepower each)
Length:
Fuselage: 73 feet 4 inches (22.34 meters)
Overall: 99 feet (30.18 meters)
Height: 28 feet 4 inches (8.63 meters)
Weight: 21 tons (max gross) (18.9 metric tons)
Main Rotor Diameter: 72 feet 3 inches (21.7
meters)
Range: 1,120 nautical miles (1,289 statute miles,
1802 km)
Ceiling: 27,900 feet
Speed: 150 knots (172 miles per hour, 241 km per
hour)
Crew: Two pilots, one to six aircrewman, depending on
mission
Armament: None
Credits: US Navy
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