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Military Helicopters

How long is a Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King?

A Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King is about 22.1 m (73 ft) long.

What is measured: US Navy anti-submarine helicopter, fuselage length

Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King (22.1 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 SH-3 Sea King (22.1 m) and Statue of Liberty (93 m).

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How big is that, really?

  • About the same length as a tennis court
  • About 1.8× as long as a city bus
  • About 2 would fit end to end along an Olympic swimming pool
  • As long as about 4 20-foot shipping containers end to end
  • About 4 would fit end to end along a football (soccer) pitch

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Facts about Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King

The SH-3 Sea King was used to recover Apollo astronauts after splashdown during NASA's early space program.

Source: US Navy Naval History and Heritage Command

Military Helicopters

NameSizeCompared with Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King
Mil Mi-8 Hip18.2 m (60 ft)0.82×
Denel AH-2 Rooivalk18.7 m (61 ft)0.84×
UH-60 Black Hawk19.8 m (65 ft)0.89×
Mil Mi-3521.5 m (71 ft)0.97×
Westland Sea King22.1 m (73 ft)same size
Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King22.1 m (73 ft)this page
Mil Mi-14 Haze25.3 m (83 ft)1.1×
Boeing CH-46 Sea Knight25.4 m (83 ft)1.1×
Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe27 m (88 ft)1.2×
Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion27 m (88 ft)1.2×

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Which is bigger: Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King or Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe?

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