USA - Naval aviation and armament
Boeing Vertol CH-46 / UH-46 Sea Knight transport / utility helicopter
HRB-1 (CH-46A) Sea Knight
| Modification | Purpose | Deliveries | Number of commissioned | Discarding | Differences from the previous modification |
| CH-46A (ex-HRB-1) | transport | 6/1964 - 1/1977 | 164 | --- | 2 General Electric T58-GE-8 engines (2 x 1250 hp) |
| CH-46D | 266 | 2 T58-GE-10 engines (2 x 1400 hp) | |||
| CH-46E | 273 modified from CH-46A and CH-46D | 2 T58-GE-16 engines (2 x 1870 hp) | |||
| CH-46F | 186 | minor alterations | |||
| UH-46A | utility | 14 | 2 General Electric T58-GE-8 engines (2 x 1250 hp) | ||
| UH-46D | 10 | 2 T58-GE-10 engines (2 x 1400 hp) |
| Modification |
CH-46E |
|
Rotor diameter, m |
2 x 15.24 |
|
Length, m |
13.66 |
|
Height, m |
5.09 |
|
Rotating area, m2 |
364.64 |
|
Empty mass, kg |
5255 |
|
Full flying-off mass, kg |
11022 |
| Engine | 2 General Electric T58-GE-16 |
| Power, h. p. | 2 x 1870 |
| Maximal speed, km/h | 267 |
| Cruise speed, km/h | 256 |
| Flying range, km | 1019 |
| Vertical speed, m/s | 8.7 |
| Maximal altitude, m | 5180 |
| Complement | 2 - 3 |
| Armament | 2 12.7-mm MG, 25 passenger or 3175 kg of cargo |
CH-46D Sea Knight
© Ivan Gogin, 2008