Talk:Sikorsky S-61

The Canadian Coast Guard, listed in this article as the primary user of the S-61 has only ONE. This information is false and needs updating Hudicourt (talk) 12:37, 23 October 2008 (UTC)

CAP 437 indicates the MTOW is 9298 kg. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.76.81.226 (talk) 00:15, 16 December 2011 (UTC)

Falklands use

The S61 is still being operated in the Falklands. This is under the same contract that British International have with the MOD. I'm not sure whether this is under Veritair who have bought British International or not. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.105.195.69 (talk) 10:22, 1 June 2013 (UTC)

This can be added if you have a reference that can be cited. - Ahunt (talk) 10:40, 1 June 2013 (UTC)

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"increased payload"

the longer cabin doesn't "increase payload", it actually decreased it, because it makes the empty weight of the helicopter higher, while the engines and dynamic system are unchanged (partially offset by the deletion of naval avionics and equipment). It does increase the volume of the fuselage, allowing for more passengers. It's similar to a simple stretching of the fuselage of an airliner, which allows for more passenger capacity, but which is usually trades off by a reduction in fuel load and range, unless they also increase the MTOW at the same time. It's a question of whether load or volume capacity is your priority. This is why there is at least one company that specializes in cutting S-61L models back down to standard S-61 length, to restore the original lifting capacity for users who don't require the extra volume, which is even mentioned in the article.

I have to assume that this also means that users who purchased the longer S-61 model and outfitted them as ASW platforms also had to accept reduced performance and range, since they are buying a heavier aircraft with the same engines (or less powerful) but with the same heavy equipment fit as the standard SH-3. Idumea47b (talk) 16:30, 2 November 2024 (UTC)