Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one aircraft design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for the Sikorsky SH-3D Sea King Ship-based Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Helicopter.
2 x General Electric T58-GE-10 turboshaft engines developing 1,400 horsepower each and driving a five-blade main rotor and five-blade tail rotor.
Propulsion
166 mph
267 kph | 144 kts
Max Speed
14,698 ft
4,480 m | 3 miles
Service Ceiling
621 miles
1,000 km | 540 nm
Operational Range
2,000 ft/min
610 m/min
Rate-of-Climb