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Navy/USMC

Sikorsky Ground Testing Next Variant of CH-53

Defense Daily Staff

Monday, February 10th, 2014

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Sikorsky Ground Testing Next Variant of CH-53

The prototype CH-53K. Photo: Sikorsky

Sikorsky Aircraft has conducted ground testing of the engines of the next variant of the heavy lift CH-53 helicopter for the Marine Corps, the company said Monday. The prototype CH-53K is designed to triple the external payload capacity to more than 27,000 pounds from the preceding CH-53E Super Stallion, said Sikorsky, a division of United Technologies [UTX]. The latest round of testing that took place in January involved firing up the engines without rotors attached to check the endurance of…

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