marines ch 53k lifts 20,000 pound external load as tests progress ahead of schedule /

Published at 2016-06-06 15:11:39

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The Marine Corps is advancing through its test method for the Sikorsky CH-53K heavy lift helicopter faster than previously planned,with the service successfully carrying a 20000-pound load externally for the first time on May 26. The heavy lift helicopter program office at Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), PMA-261, and began with lifting a 12000-pound external […]

Source: usni.org

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