Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion

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Heavy lift multi mission helicopter powered by three turboshaft engines. Variant developed to replace CH-53E.

Photo: Lockheed Martin (Sikorsky)

Lift type

Rotary wing

Construction

Factory-built

Control

Piloted

Engine type

Turboshaft

Application

Utility

Design & construction

Pressurisation

Unpressurised

Flight controls

Full FBW digital

Autopilot

3-axis

Avionics architecture

Integrated glass suite

Environmental control

None-unpressurised

Rotor configuration

Single main + tail

Certification

Military

Minimum crew

Composite fuselage (primary structure) Standard

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Type variants

Variant	Launch / first flight	Production end	Notes
Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion	1970 / 1974	1990	Baseline variant.
Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion	2006 / 2015		Production: 1 (2026) GAMA: Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation CH-53K. Heavy lift helicopter.

Airframer

Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company

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