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The Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King (company designation S-61) is an American twin-engined anti-submarine warfare (ASW) helicopter designed and built by Sikorsky Aircraft. A landmark design, it was one of the first ASW rotorcraft to use turboshaft engines. [1]
Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King lub Sikorsky S-61 – amerykański dwusilnikowy śmigłowiec wielozadaniowy konstrukcji Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation. Używany przez Marynarkę Wojenną Stanów Zjednoczonych i siły zbrojne wielu państw świata.
The Sikorsky S-61 is a twin-engined helicopter originally designed as an embarked anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft with the military designation of SH-3 Sea King. Was the first helicopter to combine the roles of Hunter and Killer in an unique airframe.
The H-3 was phased out by 2009 after more than 50 years in service. This makes the Sea King the longest-serving operational helicopter model in Navy history.
The H-3 is a twin engine, all-weather helicopter. The SH-3H model is used by the Navy Reserves to detect, classify, track and destroy enemy submarines. It also provides logistical support and a search and rescue capability.
The S-61/H-3, developed from the U.S. Navy HSS-2 Sea King antisubmarine helicopter, was designed to fulfill a 1957 U.S. Navy requirement for an antisubmarine helicopter. Originally designated the HSS‑2, which was changed in 1962 to SH‑3, the Sea King entered U.S. Navy service in 1961.
A twin engine design, the Sea King demonstrated its capability in February 1962, by becoming the first helicopter to exceed a speed of 200 M.P.H. in an officially sanctioned trial, bettering...
