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Data from International Directiory of Civil Aircraft General characteristics Crew: 2 Capacity: up to 30 passengers Length: 58 ft 11 in (17.96 m) Height: 17 ft 6 in (5.33 m) Empty weight: 12,336 lb (5,596 kg) Gross weight: 16,164 lb (7,332 kg) Max takeoff weight: 19,000 lb (8,618 kg) Powerplant: 2 × General Electric CT58-140 turboshaft engines, 1,500 shp (1,100 kW) each Main rotor diameter: 62 ...
[4] S-61A Export version for the Royal Danish Air Force. Wider pontoons without flotation bags, a 530-liter center tank instead of a dipping sonar and no automatic powered folding system. [61] S-61A-4 Nuri Military transport, search and rescue helicopter for the Royal Malaysian Air Force. It can seat up to 31 combat troops. 38 built. [57] S-61A/AH
On 26 April 1976, during a counter-insurgency operation conducted by the Malaysian government against guerrilla fighters from the Malayan Communist Party, a Sikorsky S-61A-4 Nuri helicopter operated by the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) was shot down by insurgents in forest reserves near the village of Gubir in Sik, Kedah. The incident killed ...
Although there was a plan to replace all the Sikorsky S-61A-4 Nuri, due to budget constraints the government only managed to buy 12 Eurocopter EC725. For this reason, Nuri helicopters were still active in service until 2019. In LIMA 2019, Malaysia also expressed interest to buy Mil Mi-171 (modified armed version for Mil Mi-17) from Russia. It ...
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The S-61R type, in this case an HH-3E has a rear ramp, shown here open to load a patient (1992) The Sikorsky S-61R was developed as a derivative of their S-61/SH-3 Sea King model. It features a substantially revised fuselage with a rear loading ramp, a conventional, though watertight, hull instead of the S-61's boat-hull, and retractable ...
Leonardo offered the AW149 to replace the Sikorsky S-61A-4 Nuri of the Malaysian Air Force in 2024. [25] The Malaysian authorities already use the AW189, the civilian variant of this helicopter. The planned purchase is to take place in two phases: [26] Phase 1 - 12 Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR)-capable utility helicopters; Phase 2 - 12 ...
Keystone had been maintaining and completing Sikorsky S-76 and S-92 helicopters prior to the sale. Sikorsky Aircraft logo until November 2015 In 2007, Sikorsky opened the Hawk Works, [ 13 ] a Rapid Prototyping and Military Derivatives Completion Center located west of the Elmira-Corning Regional Airport in Big Flats, New York .