Military Helicopters

How long is a Sikorsky S-92?

A Sikorsky S-92 is about 17.6 m (58 ft) long.

What is measured: military and utility helicopter, fuselage length

Sikorsky S-92 (17.6 m) drawn to scale beside a city bus (12 m) and the Statue of Liberty (93 m)
Drawn to scale, from left to right: City bus (12 m), Sikorsky S-92 (17.6 m) and Statue of Liberty (93 m).

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How big is that, really?

  • A little shorter than a tennis court
  • A little longer than a city bus
  • About 2 would fit end to end along an Olympic swimming pool
  • As long as about 3 20-foot shipping containers end to end
  • About 5 would fit end to end along a football (soccer) pitch

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Facts about Sikorsky S-92

A militarized S-92 variant, the VH-92A, serves as the U.S. presidential helicopter.

Source: Sikorsky official specifications; U.S. Navy fact sheet

Military Helicopters

NameSizeCompared with Sikorsky S-92
Airbus H225M Caracal16.8 m (55 ft)0.96×
Mil Mi-28 Havoc17 m (56 ft)0.97×
Bell UH-1 Iroquois17.4 m (57 ft)0.99×
Mil Mi-24 Hind17.5 m (57 ft)same size
Sikorsky S-9217.6 m (58 ft)this page
Bell UH-1Y Venom17.6 m (58 ft)same size
Bell AH-1Z Viper17.7 m (58 ft)1×
AH-64 Apache17.7 m (58 ft)1×
Mil Mi-8 Hip18.2 m (60 ft)1×
Denel AH-2 Rooivalk18.7 m (61 ft)1.1×

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