Sikorsky CH-124 Sea King
The twin engine, single-rotor (five-bladed) Sea King is a shipborne, Under-Sea Surveillance and Warfare (USW) helicopter. It is carried aboard a number of Maritime Command destroyers (DDH), frigates (FFH), and replenishment(AOR) ships. This all-weather helicopter is day and night capable, with detection, navigation and weapons systems enabling it to search for, locate and destoy submarines.
Secondary roles of the Sea King include surface surveillance,search and rescue, passenger transportation and slinging operations. The aircraft is unique among Canadian Forces helicopters in that it has a folding rotor and tail that allows it to be hangared in the small space on-board ship. The Sea King is one of only two types of combat aircraft deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of OPERATION�FRICTION during the gulf war, the other being the CF-18 Hornet.
Length: 22.12 m (spread) Span: 4.98 m Height: 5.13 m Weight: 8,680 kg Power: Two 1350 shaft horsepower General Electric T-58-GE-8F turboshaft engines Speed: 151 knots (280 km/h) Ceiling: 3,000 m Range: 350 NM (648 km) Payload: 2,250 kg Detection equipment: Subsurface acoustic detection equipment and self-contained navigation equipment Armament: Mk 46 Mod V homing torpedoes Crew: 2 pilots, 1 navigator, 1 airborne electronic sensor operator Year(s) procured: 1963-69 Quantity in CF: 30 Location(s): Shearwater, Nova Scotia Victoria International Airport, British Columbia