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Sikorsky CH-53E Super Sea Stallion, (1/48) |
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The Sikorsky H-53 was designed as a heavy assault transport helicopter that entered service with the US Navy as the CH-53A, the USAF as the CH-53B/C, and the USMC as the CH-53D. The US Navy adopted their Sea Stallion to serve as a mine sweeper, towing a hydrofoil sled through the water to search for and clear mines left to disrupt maritime traffic. This first version was the RH-53D. Sikorsky must have taken note of actor Tim Allen's approach to engineering - "more power" when it came time to improve the H-53. They took their twin-engine workhorse and crammed a third engine behind the rotor mast. To translate that additional power to lift, Sikorsky altered the main rotor head from a six-bladed arrangement to seven blades. Another innovation was the tilting of the vertical stabilizer to port to optimize the tail rotor authority against the increased torque from the higher-power engine/main rotor combination. This new machine became the CH-53E Super Sea Stallion and MH-53E Sea Dragon. Entering service with the US Marine Corps in 1981, it is capable of air refueling thanks to the refueling boom installed below the pilot. The aircraft serves as the heavy-lift workhorse to move troops and supplies between an amphibious task group offshore and forces ashore. In Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, the CH-53E can move troops around the battlefield night or day, can lift artillery between firing positions, and a variety of other sling loads at will. While the V-22 Osprey will transform air assault in the not-too-distant future, it won't be able to fill the shoes of this workhorse. We'll be seeing the Super Sea Stallion around for some time to come |
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