CH-53E Super Stallion (wallpaper 3) aircraft photo gallery | AirSkyBuster

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CH-53E Super Stallion (wallpaper 3). CH-53E Super Stallion aircraft images wallpaper gallery 3. CH-53E Super Stallion airplane pictures collection 3. The CH-53E helicopters are powered by three General Electric turbofan engines, type T64-GE-416 rated at 3,266kW. The engine cowlings and transmission fairings are of Kevlar construction. Self-sealing bladder fuel tanks, each of 1,192l capacity, are installed in the forward sections of the sponsons. An internal two-cell fuel tank provides 1,465l of fuel. Drop tanks, with total capacity 4,921l, can also be installed externally to each sponson. For extended range operations the helicopter can be fitted with seven additional tanks providing an additional 7,949l of fuel. The Super Stallion can extend its range and endurance through in-flight refuelling. CH-53E Super Stallion (wallpaper 3)
CH-53E Super Stallion aircraft images wallpaper gallery 3. CH-53E Super Stallion airplane pictures collection 3. The helicopter is fitted with a forward extendable in-flight refuelling probe and it can also hoist hose refuel from a surface ship whilst in hover mode. The only original armament on a CH-53E was two 0.50-calibre machine guns mounted in the windows on the sides of the helicopter. These could only cover the front and most of the sides, leaving the rear exposed. A ramp-mounted weapon system (RMWS) has been developed and evaluated by the US Marine Corps. The M3M RMWS is a Fabrique Nationale Herstal GAU-21 0.50-calibre reduced-recoil machine gun soft-mounted on the ramp, which can be removed and installed in less than two minutes. The M3M has a rate of fire of 1,100 rounds a minute. The US Navy helicopters will be fitted with the GAU-21 machine gun by 2011. CH-53E Super Stallion (wallpaper 3). CH-53E Super Stallion aircraft images wallpaper gallery 3. CH-53E Super Stallion airplane pictures collection 3.