The Sikorsky CH-53K Super Stallion is a large, heavy-lift cargo helicopter currently being developed by Sikorsky Aircraft for the United States Marine Corps. The design features three engines, new composite rotor blades, and a wider cabin than previous CH-53 variants. It will be the largest and heaviest helicopter in the U.S. military. It is planned to deliver 200 helicopters at a total cost of over $23bn; flight testing is due to start in 2014.
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| - The Sikorsky CH-53K Super Stallion is a large, heavy-lift cargo helicopter currently being developed by Sikorsky Aircraft for the United States Marine Corps. The design features three engines, new composite rotor blades, and a wider cabin than previous CH-53 variants. It will be the largest and heaviest helicopter in the U.S. military. It is planned to deliver 200 helicopters at a total cost of over $23bn; flight testing is due to start in 2014.
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Guns
| - ** 2 window-mounted .50 BMG M3M/GAU-21 machine guns
** 1 ramp-mounted .50 BMG M3M/GAU-21 machine gun
* Other: Chaff and flare dispensers
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Status
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Introduced
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primary user
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Type
| - Heavy-lift cargo helicopter
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Program Cost
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Unit Cost
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height main
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Manufacturer
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engine (prop)
| - *General Electric GE38-1B
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Capacity
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National Origin
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plane or copter?
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Crew
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ref
| - CH-53K brochure, CH-53K mission brief, CH-53K attributes, GE38-1B data
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more general
| - Rotor systems: 7 blades on main rotor, 4 blades on tail rotor
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| - The Sikorsky CH-53K Super Stallion is a large, heavy-lift cargo helicopter currently being developed by Sikorsky Aircraft for the United States Marine Corps. The design features three engines, new composite rotor blades, and a wider cabin than previous CH-53 variants. It will be the largest and heaviest helicopter in the U.S. military. It is planned to deliver 200 helicopters at a total cost of over $23bn; flight testing is due to start in 2014.
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