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Contractor | Sikorsky Aircraft Division of United Technologies, Stratford Conn.
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Unit Cost | $6.4 million
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Propulsion | Two General Electric T58-GE-402 turboshaft engines
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Length | 73 feet (21.9 meters)
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Fuselage length | 54 feet, 9 inches (16.5 meters)
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Height | 17 feet (5.1 meters)
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Weight | 11, 865 lbs. (5,339 kg) empty
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Maximum Takeoff Weight | 20,500 lbs. (9,297 kg)
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Range | 600 nautical miles (965 km.)
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Ceiling | 14,700 feet (4,410 meters)
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Cruising Speed | 140 kts (225 km/hr)
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Crew | Four
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Armament | None
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Date Deployed | First flight, March 1959; Operational, June 1961
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