Kaman SH-2F Seasprite – Fotografie & Video

Tá Kaman SH-2 Mořský skřítek is a ship-based helicopter originally developed in the late 1950s as a fast utility helicopter for the United States Navy. In the 1970s, anti-submarine, anti-surface threat capabilities were added to the design, including over-the-horizon targeting, resulting in modifying most existing UH-2 models to the SH-2 Seasprite. This aircraft extends and increases shipboard sensor and weapon capabilities against several types of enemy threats, including submarines of all types, surface ships and patrol craft that may be armed with anti-ship missiles. It served with the U.S. Navy from the 1960s until the last SH-2G helicopters were retired in 2001.

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Tá Kaman SH-2F Mořský skřítek is a variant of the SH-2 Seasprite, a ship-based helicopter developed and produced by American manufacturer Kaman Aircraft Corporation. The SH-2F was designed for anti-submarine warfare missions and was equipped with a dipping sonar, a magnetic anomaly detector, and torpedoes. The SH-2F entered service with the US Navy in 1973 and was deployed on various frigates and destroyers.
Tá SH-2F měl také sekundární roli pátrací a záchranné, pomocné a letecké stráže. SH-2F byl poháněn dvěma turbohřídelovými motory General Electric T58-GE-8F, což mu dávalo maximální rychlost 265 km/h a dolet 679 km. SH-2F měl čtyřlistý hlavní rotor a čtyřlistý ocasní rotor. SH-2F mohl nést až tři členy posádky a měl maximální vzletovou hmotnost 5 805 kg. SH-2F byl vyřazen z amerického námořnictva v roce 1993 a nahrazen SH-60 Seahawk. Některé z vrtulníků SH-2F byly prodány do jiných zemí, například na Nový Zéland a do Peru.