Wednesday, March 23, 2011

CH-53K.



With ARES reporting that the CH-53K is finally taking shape, I thought a repeat of this vid was in order.  I can't wait to see its first flight.
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  1. AnonymousWednesday, March 23, 2011 5:09:00 PM

    I like the sikorsky x-2 cameo there.

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  2. SolomonWednesday, March 23, 2011 5:44:00 PM

    yeah i liked it too. what threw me off though was it manned or unmanned?

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  3. MarcaseWednesday, March 23, 2011 6:30:00 PM

    The X-2 was the unmanned UCAV concept.

    Really like that the K can carry Humvees internally. Probably not the V-hull variant, but still.

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  4. SolomonWednesday, March 23, 2011 6:36:00 PM

    i don't think that's right Marcase. the requirement is to be able to lift two armored legacy humvees externally. i believe the only internal carriage requirement is for the NATO standard palletized loads.

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  5. AnonymousThursday, March 24, 2011 3:56:00 AM

    Sikorsky Press Release with video:
    "CH-53K Helicopter Assembly Line Opens at Sikorsky Florida Facility"
    Link:
    http://www.sikorsky.com/About+Sikorsky/News/Press+Details?pressvcmid=a460f444c99de210VgnVCM1000004f62529fRCRD

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  6. MarcaseThursday, March 24, 2011 7:56:00 AM

    Hey Sol, at 2:01 in the video you see a 'legacy' Humvee inside the CH-53K. Perhaps it's just to illustrate how wide the K will be.

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  7. MarcaseThursday, March 24, 2011 7:58:00 AM

    Something else, I kind of expected a radar suite similar to the CH-47F; at least a weather and terrain following/avoidance system would be nice.

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