USA - Naval aviation and armament
Kaman HU2K (UH-2 / SH-2) Sea Sprite utility / ASW helicopter
SH-2G Super Sea Sprite
| Modification | Purpose | Deliveries | Number of commissioned | Discarding | Differences from the previous modification |
| UH-2A (ex-HU2K-1) | utility | 12/1962 - 1963 | 88 | --- | 2 seats, 1 General Electric T58-GE-8B engine (1250 hp), 10 passenger or cargo |
| UH-2B | 1963 - 1967 | 102 | without all-weather equipment | ||
| UH-2C | 5/1967 - early 1970s | 178 modified from UH-2A and UH-2B | 2 T58-GE-8B engines (2 x 1250 hp), all-weather equipment, armor, 3 7.6-mm MG | ||
| SH-2D | ASW | 1971 - 1971 | 20 modified from UH-2C | 3 seats, LN-66HP radar, 544 kg of combat load on 2 points: 2 Mk46 torpedoes or depth charges, 15 acoustic buoys | |
| SH-2F | 1980 - 1991 | 90 | 2 T58-GE-8F engines (2 x 1320 hp), 2 T700-GE-401 engines from 1983 (2 x 1750 hp), 726 kg of combat load (2 Mk46 or Mk50 torpedoes or 2 Penguin ASM or 2 Sea Skua ASM or Maverick ASM or Hellfire ATM), 15 acoustic buoys, or 6 passengers | ||
| SH-2G Super Sea Sprite | 1991 - 4/1993 | 20 | 2 T700-GE-401C engines (2 x 1850 hp), 1 7.6-mm MG, 726 kg of combat load (2 Mk46 or Mk50 torpedoes or 2 Penguin ASM or 2 Sea Skua ASM or Maverick ASM or Hellfire ATM, 2 Sidewinder AAM), 15 acoustic buoys, or 8 passengers, APS-143 radar additionally |
| Modification | SH-2F |
SH-2G |
|
Rotor diameter, m |
13.41 | 13.41 |
|
Length, m |
12.06 | 12.19 |
|
Height, m |
4.72 | 4.58 |
|
Rotating area, m2 |
141.17 | 141.17 |
|
Empty mass, kg |
3193 | 3500 |
|
Full flying-off mass, kg |
5805 | 6118 |
| Engine | 2 General Electric T58-GE-8F | 2 General Electric T700-GE-401C |
| Power, h. p. | 2 x 1320 | 2 x 1850 |
| Maximal speed, km/h | 265 | 261 |
| Cruise speed, km/h | 230 | 222 |
| Flying range, km | 679 | 1008 |
| Vertical speed, m/s | 10.5 | |
| Maximal altitude, m | 6880 | 5360 |
| Complement | 3 | 3 |
| Armament | 726 kg of combat load (2 Mk46 or Mk50 torpedoes or 2 Penguin ASM or 2 Sea Skua ASM or Maverick ASM or Hellfire ATM), 15 acoustic buoys, or 6 passengers | 1 7.6-mm MG, 726 kg of combat load (2 Mk46 or Mk50 torpedoes or 2 Penguin ASM or 2 Sea Skua ASM or Maverick ASM or Hellfire ATM, 2 Sidewinder AAM), 15 acoustic buoys, or 8 passengers |
SH-2D Sea Sprite
SH-2F Sea Sprite
SH-2G Super Sea Sprite
© Ivan Gogin, 2008