Talk:Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion

Payload
The payload for the CH-53E is listed as 32,000 lb while the payload for the CH-53K is listed as 27,000 lb. Since the CH-53K is supposed to have the larger lifting capacity, at least one of those numbers is wrong. --Pascal666 (talk) 07:40, 10 February 2009 (UTC)


 * 27,000 lb is the CH-53K max payload for a set range/radius. Its max payload is about 35,000 lb per the chart in the CH-53K brochure (see ref. 18).  -Fnlayson (talk) 07:50, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
 * I believe ^ you are right. My father is currently helping to design this helicopter. The CH-53Kilo is an amazing helicopter and I know from experience because I have tested the Simulator. When this hits the field with the GAU-21, the insurgents will be running away. Mr.AK-74 (talk) 11:53, 12 April 2012 (UTC)


 * I think any enemy combations would be running away. - Majorjared029 — Preceding unsigned comment added by MajorJared29 (talk • contribs) 14:07, 22 August 2017 (UTC)

Humvee transportability
Part of the design brief for the CH53K is that it be able to shift a humvee internally. anyone think this is odd due to the myriad of humvee replacemencts coming online such as the MAT-V and JLTV, all of which are considerably heavier and larger. mayby the CH53K would have been more appropriate when the humvee came online, not in the years leading up to its replacment. still, this would provide a more versatile heavy lift system for the corps. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 123.200.229.35 (talk) 09:42, 20 April 2010 (UTC)

News Article - CH-53K Vs. MV-22
http://defensetech.org/2010/08/16/osprey-or-ch-53/

Might want to include the debate on it between the MV-22 and K-variant 53s. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.180.130.219 (talk) 22:41, 16 August 2010 (UTC)


 * The MV-22 is medium lift and still supposed to replace CH-46s. Similar CH-53K vs. MV-22 trades have been reported before.  Plans could change back again as the defense tech article mentions a back and forth shift in the last few years.  -fnlayson (talk) 23:17, 16 August 2010 (UTC)


 * Got a new article that blames V-22 for sucking funds from the CH-53K program and hence delaying it.

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htairmo/articles/20120309.aspx


 * Trying to see if I can spot a RS for this claim. Hcobb (talk) 01:51, 11 March 2012 (UTC)

Name
Is there a source for "Super Stallion" being retained as the official name for the CH-53K? If so, I've missed it, and it might be helpful to make it more prominent if it is there. If not, the article should probably be moved back to Sikorsky CH-53K. Thanks. - BilCat (talk) 10:00, 20 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Found a link from the Navy's Acqusition page that appears to confirm it: . Oddly, a gBooks search seems to indicate that "CH-53K" is somehow connected to the orginal Super Stallion as well! - The Bushranger One ping only 16:16, 20 February 2011 (UTC)

Question (increase or decrease?)
In the sixth paragraph under the subheading 'CH-53K', should the word 'increase' actually be 'decrease'? (sorry I don't know wikipedia procedure for getting corrections made). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 220.237.68.235 (talk) 10:43, 22 June 2011 (UTC)


 * If this is about changing the mast angle, I've tried to clarify this by removing the word angle. They change the mast tiltl to be closer to perpendicular to fuselage. -Fnlayson (talk) 16:00, 22 July 2018 (UTC)

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"General redesign"?
The article says that it's a "general redesign." Can we be honest here? This is an all-new helicopter that happens to look like the previous aircraft, and it is designated as if it was a mere update. The fact that it has a full carbon fiber fuselage gives that away. 99.164.12.187 (talk) 02:28, 4 May 2018 (UTC)


 * It doesn't just "happen" to look like the earlier aircraft, because it is in fact a general redesign, though the end result is basically an all-new aircraft. - BilCat (talk) 07:42, 4 May 2018 (UTC)

Dimensions
Are the gauge/dimensions (Lichtraumprofil) of ramp and hold/load room (Frachtraum) known? Thanks! 85.180.177.177 (talk) 08:39, 22 July 2018 (UTC) 85.180.177.177 (talk) 13:42, 22 July 2018 (UTC)

Max Speed and Cruise Speed reversed?
I don't have any of the figures, but I can see that the numbers in the 'Performance' sub-section of 'Specifications' for Maximum Speed are lower than those for Cruise Speed!

I assume that they are reversed, but I leave it to those who know the statistics of the CH-53K to make the determination.

James 203.150.176.122 (talk) 12:11, 9 September 2020 (UTC)


 * They aren't "reversed" - the max speed is being used for "maximum speed at max continuous power, at sea level ISA", which is technically not what the parameter is for, precisely because doing that way is confusing. BilCat (talk) 02:44, 24 September 2020 (UTC)