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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.

Schweizer S-300C
Lift type
Rotary wing
Assembly
Factory-built
Control
Piloted
Engine type
Piston
Application
Agricultural, Utility

Design & construction

The aircraft as engineered: what it is built from, the systems it flies with, and its configuration — each box a theme.

Airframe & structure
Primary structure
Steel tube
Landing gear
Skids
Ice protection
None
Pressurisation
Unpressurised
Systems & avionics
Flight controls
Mechanical
Autopilot
None
Avionics architecture
Analogue
Configuration & certification
Rotor configuration
Single main + tail
Certification
Part 27
Minimum crew
1

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Type variants

VariantLaunch / first flightProduction endNotes
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 / 1993Production: 2 (2025) GAMA: Schweizer RSG S300CBi. Schweizer's own development of program. Includes S-300CBi fuel injected variant.

Airframer

Shanghai Sikorsky Aircraft Company Limited
SchweizerNewsAcquired product line from Sikorsky, Jan 2018

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