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| H-2 Seasprite This Seasprite is a LAMPS-configured SH-2F of HSL-33 “Snakes", whose shore-base is NAS North Island, California. |
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| H-2 Seasprite This Seasprite is a LAMPS-configured SH-2F of HSL-33 “Snakes", whose shore-base is NAS North Island, California. |
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Country of Origin: United States of America Primary Function: Anti-submarine and anti-ship-missile defense helicopter Manufacturer: Kaman Aircraft Corporation Bloomfield, Connecticut Crew: Three : Two pilots and one senior operator Passengers: Up to 8 fully armed troopsenior operator |
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First Flight: 1985 YSH-2G engine testbed 28 December 1989 Prototype with full avionics fit. |
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Dimensions Rotor Diameter: 44 feet Overall Length: 52 feet 6 inches (rotors turning) Fuselage Length: 40 feet 6 inches Height: 15 feet 2 inches Rotor Disk Area: 1,521.11 square feet Weights Empty Weight: 9,200-lbs Maximum Loaded Weight |
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Powerplants No. Engines: Two Engine Manufacturer: General Electric Engine Designation: T700-GE-401 turboshaft engines Engine Power: 1,723-shp each |
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Performance Maximum Speed: 159 mph at sea level Normal Cruise Speed: 138 mph Maximum Climb Rate: 2,500 fpm at sea level Service Ceiling: 23,900 feet Maximium Range: 500 miles with two external tanks Maximum Endurance: 5 hours with two external tanks |
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Armament Fixed Armament: None Other: One or two Mk. 46 or Mk. 50 torpedos; eight Mk 25 marine smoke markers. Provision for pintle-mounted 7.62-mm machine-gun in each cabin doorway. |
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Comments Comments from FlugRevue Online website "The original SH-2 Seasprite took off on July 2, 1959, and the US Navy over the years ordered various variants. Work on the SH-2G began in the 80s, and an engine testbed for the T700 engines, which replace the T58, flew in April 1985. A prototype with full avionics fit followed on 28. December 1989. First new production SG-2G was accepted into service with the US Navy Reserve Squadron HSL-84 at NAS North Island (San Diego) on February 25, 1993. The Super Seasprites are used for long-range surveillance, anti-surface warfare, anti-submarine warfare, mine warfare countermeasures, SAR and utility missions. Equipment of the SH-2G includes an AQS-18A dipping sonar, an ARR-84 sonobuoy receiver, AQS magnetic anomaly detector, LN-66 radar and AKT-22 data link. Also, a 600 kg rescue hoist can be installed. Small arms mountings for guns and 2.75 inch rockets are available. |
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The first foreign sale of th SH-2G was announced in March 1995, when Egypt ordered 10 helicopters (all remanufactured from SH-2Fs). Value of the deal is put at more than 150 million US-Dollars with support. Official roll-out of the first SH-2G(E) was on October 21, 1997, although testing had been completed earlier. The first three machines were used for flight training at Pensacola NAS (Florida) before in-country delivery in the spring of 1998. The helicopters will fly from frigates and mainly be used in the anti-submarine warfare role, a new capability for the Egyptian military.The last SH-2G(E) were shipped to Borg Al-Arab air base near Alexandria in October 1998. |
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Other international customers for the SH-2G are Australia (11) and New Zealand (4), which selected the Kaman helicopter after fierce competitions in January an March 1997 respectively. Contracts were signed in June, worth 600 million US-Dollars for Australia and 185 million US-Dollars for New Zealand (including training, spares and Maverick missiles). |
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Deliveries to Australia are to start in the year 2001 for operation from the Ran's eight ANZAC class frigates. These helicopters will be equipped with Penguin missiles, composite rotors and an advanced Integrated Tactical Avionics System (ITAS). New Zealand will get its SH-2G(NZ) Super Seasprites from June 2000 for operation aboard its ANZAC and Leander Class frigates. It has opted for new airframes as well as the all-composite rotor blades (15000 hour service life). As an interim measure, four SH-2Fs from US government stocks were handed over in 1998, to allow early operator training and replace the obsolete Wasps." |
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JRLucariny Kaman H-2 Seasprite Model |
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Open/Close doors Shift+E Operate Front Gear "G" after "P" and "P" |
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DRAWINGS “Kaman H-2 Seasprite” "THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MODERN WARPLANES" MetroBooks Link |
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