COAST GUARD AIRCRAFT
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All MH- 65 aircraft are equipped with Turbomeca Arriel
2C2-CG engines and have airborne use-of-force capability.
All are interoperable with the Departments of Defense and
Homeland Security, and local response agencies. The MH- 65
is configurable to enable armed missions, with a door-mounted machine gun and precision-fire rifles.
The MH-65D features improved GPS/inertial navigation
and flight management systems. The MH-65E, featuring
an all-glass cockpit and advanced navigation capabilities, is
planned to enter operational service in 2017. The MH-65E will
share avionics with the MH-60T, providing common cockpit
instrumentation, improving standardization throughout the
Coast Guard rotary-wing fleet. There currently are 98 H-65s
in the inventory.
Data applies to MH-65D/E:
LENGTH: ................ 44. 4 feet
HEIGHT:................. 13. 4 feet
WEIGHT: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . maximum allowable gross, 9,480 pounds
SPEED: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . maximum, 175 knots; cruise, 125 knots
RANGE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . radius of action, 150 nautical miles
POWER PLAN T: . . . . . . . . . . 2 Turbomeca Arriel 2C2-CG gas turboshaft engines
ARMAMEN T:. . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.62mm M240B machine gun, .50-caliber precision-
fire weapon, 7.62mm precision-fire weapon (mission
variable)
CRE W: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 pilots, 1 flight mechanic, 1 rescue swimmer (mission
variable)
CONTRACTOR: . . . . . . . . . . Airbus Group
LEAD SYSTEM
IN TEGRATOR: . . . . . . . . . . . USCG Aviation Logistics Center, Elizabeth City, N.C.
C-37A GULFSTREAM (G-V)
BRIEFING: The service operates two Gulfstream aircraft (both
C-37A) as its principal command-and-control transport for
senior Coast Guard and Department of Homeland Security
officials. The aircraft can carry 12 passengers and a crew of
four with a range of 5,000 nautical miles.
WINGSPAN: ............. 93. 6 feet
LENGTH: ................ 96.5feet
HEIGHT:................. 25. 11 feet
WEIGHT: ................ 90,900pounds
SPEED: ..................Mach .08, 459 knots
RANGE: ................. 5,000miles
CEILING:................. 51,000 feet
POWER PLANT: . . . . . . . . . . 2 BMW-Rolls-Royce BR710-48 turbofan engines
CREW: ..................2pilots,2missioncrew
CON TRAC TOR: . . . . . . . . . . Gulfstream Aerospace
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MH- 65 DOLPHIN
