Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight - Specifications (CH-46E)

Specifications (CH-46E)

Data from Frawley, Donald

General characteristics

• Crew: 5: 2 pilots, 1 crew chief, 1 aerial gunner/observer, 1 tail gunner
• Capacity: 25 troops
• Length: 44 ft 10 in fuselage (13.66 m
• Fuselage width: 7 ft 3 in (2.2 m))
• Rotor diameter: 50 ft (15.24 m)
• Height: 16 ft 9 in (5.09 m)
• Disc area: 3,927 ft² (364.8 m²)
• Empty weight: 11,585 lb (5,255 kg)
• Loaded weight: 17,396 lb (7,891 kg)
• Max. takeoff weight: 24,300 lb (11,000 kg)
• Powerplant: 2 × General Electric T58-GE-16 turboshafts, 1,870 shp (1,400 kW) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 166 mph (144 knots, 267 km/h)
• Range: 633 mi (550 nmi, 1,020 km)
• Ferry range: 690 mi (600 nmi, 1,110 km)
• Service ceiling: 17,000 ft (5,180 m)
• Rate of climb: 1,715 ft/min (8.71 m/s)
• Disc loading: 4.43 lb/ft² (21.6 kg/m²)
• Power/mass: 0.215 hp/lb (354 W/kg)

Armament

• Guns: 2× Door mounted GAU-15/A .50 BMG (12.7 x 99 mm) machine guns (optional), 1 Ramp mounted M240D 7.62 x 51 mm machine gun (optional)