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Schweizer S-300C

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Light utility single piston helicopter. Includes S-300CBi. Marketed as Shen42B and Shen3A in China. Originally manufactured by Schweizer. Sold to Sikorsky in 2004. Acquired by Schweizer RSG in 2018.

Lift type

Rotary wing

Construction

Factory-built

Control

Piloted

Engine type

Piston

Application

Agricultural, Utility

Design & construction

Primary structure

Steel tube

Landing gear

Skids

Ice protection

None

Pressurisation

Unpressurised

Flight controls

Mechanical

Autopilot

None

Avionics architecture

Analogue

Environmental control

None-unpressurised

Rotor configuration

Single main + tail

Certification

Part 27

Minimum crew

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Type variants

Variant	Launch / first flight	Production end	Notes
Schweizer S-300C	/		Production: 2 (2025) GAMA: Schweizer RSG S300C. Baseline variant, also known as S-269C but marketed as S-300C.
Schweizer S-300CB	/ 1993		Production: 2 (2025) GAMA: Schweizer RSG S300CBi. Schweizer's own development of program. Includes S-300CBi fuel injected variant.

Airframer

Shanghai Sikorsky Aircraft Company Limited
Schweizer	News	Acquired product line from Sikorsky, Jan 2018

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