Withrotor Aviation, Inc.'s flagship heavy lifter is our Sikorsky S-61 "Sea King" helicopter. Formerly used as a US Navy submarine hunter and for search & rescue, nine-six-whiskey is equipped with high performance twin General Electric turbine engines for redundancy and shear power.
For jobs that require a heavy lifter, this is the ship to get the it done with! Our Sikorsky is equipped for external loads up to 11,000 pounds and firefighting with either its belly-mounted Isolair Eliminator tank or FAST fire bucket. This versatile workhorse is perfect for construction projects. Examples include:
Engine(s):
Fuel Type:
Gross Wt.:
Hook Load:
Horsepower:
2 GE CT58-140
Jet A
22000 lb.
11000 lb.
1500 shp (x2)
Max Speed:
Endurance:
Svc. Ceiling:
Tkoff & Ldg:
Range:
131 kts
3.5 hours + res.
14000 ft.
12000 ft.
450 nm
