Origin: |
USA / Manufacturers: Hughes Helicopter / Schweizer Aircraft Corporation / Sikorsky Aircraft |
Prototype: |
maiden flight March 6, 1969 |
History: |
- prototype Model 269, maiden flight in September 1956
- S-300 in production 1964-1983
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Crew: |
1 |
Powerplant: |
1 x TextronLycoming HIO-360-DIA 4-cylinder horizontal 190 hp engine |
Performance: |
- capacity: 2 passangers or 431 kg
- max speed 176 km/h
- range 300 km/h
- service ceiling 4,000 m
- rate of climb 3.82 m/s
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Weight: |
- empty weight 499 kg
- max takeoff weight 930 kg
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Dimensions: |
length 9.4 m, rotor diameter 8.2 m; height 2.7 m; wing area 52.8 m2 |
Versions: |
number built 2,800+ |
Operators: |
USA + 15 other states |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikorsky_S-300