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General Characteristics:
Primary Function: combat search and rescue and military operations other than war in day, night or marginal weather conditions.
Builder: United Technologies/Sikorsky Aircraft Company
Power Plant: Two General Electric T700-GE-700 or T700-GE-701C engines
Thrust: 1,560-1,940 shaft horsepower, each engine
Length: 64 feet, 10 inches (19.9 meters)
Height: 16 feet, 8 inches (5.1 meters)
Rotor Diameter: 53 feet, 8 inches (16.4 meters)
Speed: 184 mph (294.4 kph)
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 22,000 pounds (9,900 kilograms)
Range: Over 50o nautical miles (unlimited with air refueling)
Armament: Two 7.62 mm machine guns or two 0.50 caliber machine guns
Unit Cost: $18 million (fiscal 03 dollars)
Crew: Two pilots, one flight engineer and one aerial gunner; two pararescuemen are normally included in the mission complement
Date Deployed: 1982
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